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The skies are still contested according to UK's MoD today. Most of the Ukraine air force is still in tact according to the US today.
by csee 5y ago
The skies are still contested according to UK's MoD today. Most of the Ukraine air force is still in tact according to the US today.
- rr808 5y agoRight I found that quote on this page which looks a fair assessment from a few days ago. https://www.aerosociety.com/news/air-war-over-ukraine-the-first-days/ https://www.aerosociety.com/news/air-war-over-ukraine-the-fi...
- bpodgursky 5y agoThere's a huge advantage in Ukraine just having enough fighters to contest the skies, even if they don't actively use their planes; it keeps Russia from performing unprotected bombing runs.
- csee 5y agoEven without air, can they even do that given the number of Man-portable air-defense systems that Ukraine has?
- epolanski 5y agoYes, they can fly higher. Or at night. Both scenarios where manpads are useless. But then you risk getting hit by sams. And you're back at the article we're commenting.