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How is Ukraine's Air Force Still Battling Russia?

How is Ukraine's Air Force Still Battling Russia?

While vastly outnumbered it's still flying, and fighting. But they need more jets

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Operating covertly from air strips in western Ukraine, other airports and airfields that have been bombed yet still have enough runway for takeoffs or landings – or even from highways, the vastly outnumbered Ukrainian Air Force is still flying, and fighting.

But it is doing so at a much reduced capacity, reports the New York Times, and at a fraction of the operational tempo of the Russian Air Force, which is reportedly flying some 200 sorties per day, while Ukraine flies 5 to 10 missions daily.

Still, this is a remarkable Ukrainian achievement that NATO need to aggressively support.

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