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How the Russian Air Force Failed in Ukraine

Geopolitics Decanted by Silverado

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The Lack of Tankers in the Russian Air Force

The lack of tankers in the Russian Air Force is creating a huge problem for their close air patrol missions. And by the offensive against the Donbas, it was a massively saturated electronic warfare environment. That's probably why you've seen a lot fewer drone strikes after that initial battle of Kiev. But most of the time they're being used for maritime surveillance at the moment.

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