Russia's air force has 'underperformed' in Ukraine due to 'risk-averse' strategy, UK says
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Four months into Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Russia's air force has "underperformed" due to a "risk-averse style," the UK defense ministry said this week.
A view shows remains of Russian fighting aircraft Su-35 hit by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as Russia attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released April 3, 2022. (Press service of the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff/Handout via REUTERS) A Russian Air Force helicopter flies in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict near the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 1, 2022. (REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko) A view shows a bomb crater after an air strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at a railway station in the town of Okhtyrka, in the Sumy region, Ukraine March 14, 2022. (Iryna Rybakova/Press service of the Ukrainian Ground Forces/Handout via REUTERS ) Paul Best is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Paul.best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.
"It cannot gain full air superiority and has operated in a risk-averse style, rarely penetrating deep behind Ukrainian lines."
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