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Ukraine war: Russia fails to gain air superiority

Surface-to-air missiles are main cause of heavy airframe losses.

Russia has lost 12 Mil Mi-8 transports out of a total of 50 destroyed helicopters. Photo: Grant Newman.

Grant Newman Mon, 03 Oct 2022

Air power continues to play a key role in the Ukraine conflict, but the use of aircraft is more sparing than what might be expected in modern open warfare.

Russia’s air force has failed to gain even localised air superiority in areas where its ground forces are at their strongest. Meanwhile, the

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Grant Newman Mon, 03 Oct 2022
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