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otherAug 7, 2026

Putin's 4,000-strong air force is crashing and burning

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Putin's 4,000-strong air force is crashing and burning

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  • currentsapi-gapfill(Mixed)By Kieron Monks

    Among the great surprises of the war inUkraine is that Russia’s air force – the second largest in the world – has been unable to establish dominance of the skies over a modest, largely Soviet-era Ukrainian fleet. Kyiv is launching ever more audacious strikes deep inside Russia ag…

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