USAF: Ukraine’s Continued Air Defense Success Key To Offensive

Russian military aircraft in Ukraine

A downed Russian military aircraft in Ukraine.

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Ukraine has been able to effectively use a plethora of donated air-defense systems in an agile way to deny Russian air superiority during Moscow’s invasion, and continuing that defense will be key once Ukrainian forces begin a long-awaited new offensive in the fight, the U.S. Air Force’s top officer...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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