Kropyva in action in an Osa air-defense vehicle. Via social media It’s not for no reason the Russian military is using Iranian-made, explosives-laden drones to bombard Ukrainian cities. The Russian ai...
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The Russian Air Force Is Back In The Fight In Ukraine. But It’s Not Making Much Of A Difference.
The Russian air force raid on Spirne. Via social media After going missing for a couple of critical weeks in Ukraine, the Russian air force is back. Videos that appeared online this week seem to confi...
Russia’s Air Force Goes Missing At The Worst Possible Time—During Ukraine’s Counteroffensive
A Ukrainian air force Su-25 attack jet at low level. Via social media Ukrainian troops are on the move—rolling along wide highways and across open fields as they counterattack in eastern and southern ...
Here’s How Russia Might Use Iranian Drones In Ukraine
With speculation rife that Russia will soon acquire “hundreds” of armed and unarmed drones from Iran, the inevitable question of how Moscow plans to use them in its grinding war in Ukraine arises. Whe...
Purged! Nervous Putin Cuts Russian Air Force From 2022 Victory Day Parade
Security surrounds Russian President Vladimir Putin after the 2022 Victory Day Parade AFP via Getty Images In a surprise admission of unreliability, Moscow cut Russia’s Air Force from several 2022 Vic...
What Joint Russian-Syrian Air Patrols Might Mean For Foreign Air Forces Over Syria
In late January, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that Russian and Syrian warplanes had conducted joint patrols along the Golan Heights and the Euphrates River. “The mission route include...