The Biggest Mystery of the War So Far

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Why did the russians not just assume air superiority and control the skies from da one? We didn't see this. The only explanation is that they were given too little warning, which would fit the uncoordinated nature of the ground attack. They had almost no warning. You can't spin up an air force for complex strike operations in a couple of hours. And it may be that they just didn't have enough time.

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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