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We're at day seven of the conflict in ukraine, and we're still trying to work out exactly what is going on. There's almost an eery atmosphere that it hasn't fully got going yet. In order to help us understand that and why that might be, we're joined this morning by justin bronk. He is a research fellow at the royal united services institute,. A specialist in military science and air power in particular.

Freddie Sayers meets Justin Bronk.

It has been a week since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and one of many unanswered questions is why Russia has yet to launch the vast majority of its combat aircraft, despite having an advantage over the comparatively small Ukrainian air force. Could Putin be holding back the full might of his army for tactical or political reasons? Or is this failure to launch a symptom of poor planning by the Kremlin?

To seek out some technical expertise on this topic, Freddie Sayers spoke to Justin Bronk, Research Fellow for Military Airpower at the Royal United Services Institute.

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