By Agence France-Presse Russia’s air force still does not enjoy total superiority in the skies above Ukraine despite its overwhelming numerical advantage, part of the reason for the army’s slow progress on the ground, experts say. According to strategic intelligence research service Janes, Russia’s air force comprises 132 bombers versus none for Ukraine, 832 fighter […]
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By Zack Beauchamp Ukrainian service members look for unexploded shells after fighting with Russian troops in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 26. | Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images Russia banked on Kyiv falling quickly. Here’s why it hasn’t. On paper, a war between Russia and Ukraine is not a fair fight. On every quantifiable metric — […]