The Decremlin's Plan to Bomb Ukranian Cities

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The de cremlin was banking on a relatively clean, relatively quick win. They've had years low level fighting with ukraine and plenty of time to infiltrate. But they're now faced with the issue that t t have to fight their way into the cities. So for the cremlin tet's not enough to go, ohell, the plan didn't work. I guess we'll go back to the start lines. Theyd need victory.

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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