Russia's huge Air Force is still mostly intact, but it hasn't been building the jets it needs to win on the ground in Ukraine

Nov 29 2023 by Business Insider

 
A Russian Su-35 downed in Ukraine's Kharkiv region in April 2022.

Press service of the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff/Handout via REUTERS

After nearly two years of combat in Ukraine, Russia's air force is still largely intact. But Moscow has underinvested in aircraft designed for suppressing and destroying enemy air defenses. If Russia's air force can't perform that mission, Russian ground forces will continue to struggle. 

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