The Russians Don't Want to Be There

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There are tens of thousands of troops being pushed through in these long columns. The slow pace and the kind of traffic jam nature of it indicates a relatively poor planning and poorlogistics on the part of the russians. They don't seem to really want to be there. There's also been a huge amount of russian equipment, including some quite modern and up to date heavy armour and things, that have just been abandoned by their crews. And so ukranian civilians, in many cases, are kind of taking it upon themselves to either burn or capture this stuff.

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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