Ukraine: in the air too, Russia is losing the war

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Despite massive strikes and overwhelming numerical superiority, Moscow failed to leverage its air force to support the invasion. To analyse.

By Guerric Poncet

L’Russia’s use of aerial weapons in its “special operation” in Ukraine has so far been relatively effective. During the month of October, campaigns of firing missiles and sending drones, however, rekindled a dynamic of terror against the civilian population and the Ukrainian military. As early as October 10, in the context of the retreat of the Russian army on the ground and to avenge the attack on the Crimean bridge attributed to Ukrainian services, the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) fired 84 cruise missiles against civilian targets and military throughout the country.

Given the large number of missiles already fired since the beginning of the campaign and the difficulty that Russian industries are encountering in obtaining supplies of…

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