The Ukrainian Air War - The Third Elements of the Air War

The Russians have good intelligence on the energy infrastructure, which they are hitting and degrading. In order to protect their cities, the Ukrainians are having to concentrate a lot of their air defense around them. Once those medium-altitude air defenses are no longer armed, then the VKS can start bombing from medium-altitudes. The long-range strike campaign could potentially bring the VKS back into play.