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Potter's avatar

Thank you for this. It occurs to me that Ukraine is really turning into a showcase for weapons, a testing ground, and even an exhibition, convention of sorts. This may be appealing to some and push innovation as well. That is not to take away from the godawful seriousness, senselessness, and suffering and destructiveness, the deaths, of this war Russia /Putin is visiting upon Ukraine and the rest of us. This could stop tomorrow. Putin could conceivably withdraw. But I hear (listening to Mark Galeotti) that Russia has turned that whole country onto a war footing. It's pure evil. They are in this "for the long haul". Countering this, to be similarly in it "as long as it takes" by allies may be the only way to come to an end. It's been said again and again. The war rests on Putin and the war structure he has built around him. We have been too weak in response... fearful.

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The linked RUSI paper (www.cna.org/reports/2023/04/Russian-Combat-Air-Strengths-and-Limitations.pdf) is an American report on the Russian air force dealing with warfare in Ukraine and Syria, threats against NATO countries, strategic differences, etc. There is a list of abbreviations at the end.

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