As Bombs Rained Down, Ukrainian Troops Set A Trap For Russia’s Pilots

Russian air force Sukhoi Su-25s. Via Flickr The air war over Ukraine could have gone either way in the first few weeks of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of the country starting in late February. The Rus...

Ukraine Said To Have Mauled A Russian Fighter Regiment, Shooting Down A Quarter Of Its Crews

An Su-34 belonging to the 559th Bomber Aviation Regiment. Wikimedia Commons The Ukrainian armed forces’ aggressive counterattacks in the south and east starting in late August have chewed up several o...

The Russian Air Force Loses Up To Four Planes In One Day As Ukrainian Air-Defenses Advance

Russian air force Su-25s. Russian air force capture The Russian air force reportedly has had a very bad day. The Ukrainian defense ministry on Saturday claimed its forces shot down four Russian warpla...

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...

Russian Troops Just Shot Down One Of Their Own Planes. It Was One Of Their Most Precise.

An Su-34 takes off for a strike in Ukraine. Russian state media capture Russian air-defense troops apparently shot down a high-tech fighter-bomber over eastern Ukraine on Sunday. Just one problem: it ...

Russia Now Has Little Hope Of Becoming A Major Middle East Arms Supplier

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will likely prove to be the final nail in the coffin of Moscow’s goal of becoming a major supplier of military hardware to the Middle East and North Africa. On...

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...