Russia has lost 55 fighter jets since the start of the war, Britain reports

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London reports that there is a real possibility that this increase in Russian casualties is partly due to the Russian Air Force taking greater risks in trying to provide tighter support to Russian ground forces hit by Ukrainian Going forward.

Russian pilots’ understanding of combat situations is often poor and there is a possibility that some Russian aircraft have flown into Ukrainian-controlled areas that have denser air defense zones, the British ministry said.

Russia’s persistent lack of air superiority remains one of the most important factors behind the instability of its operational structure in Ukraine, British intelligence concluded.

Defense intelligence latest update on the situation in Ukraine – 19 September 2022

Find out more about the UK government’s response: https://t.co/yCVZk0byX5

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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began early in the morning of February 24 with rocket launches, air strikes and the arrival of ground forces. Russia initially cited the “denazification” of Ukraine as one of the targets of the invasion. In general, the war in Ukraine has been going on since 2014, when Russia occupied the Crimean peninsula and started a war in eastern Ukraine.

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