Air warfare over Ukraine: Russia losing aircraft faster than they can replace them

At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia had accumulated around 450 airplanes and 250 helicopters across 40 airfields. These air forces were used to strike Ukrainian cities during the first hours of the offensive. Putin, almost immediately, boasted about targeting Ukrainian aviation and anti-aircraft systems. So, how have Ukrainian aviation and air defense survived despite being outnumbered? And how they managed to fight back the significantly more advanced and modern air force of Russia? All of that in today’s video: 00:00 What does modern aerial warfare look like? 01:50 Russia’s losses 02:50 How Ukraine’s military is opposing the enemy despite being five times smaller 06:00 NATO aircraft and anti-aircraft systems are capable of significantly shifting the power balance