Russian forces have employed a variety of aircraft in their ongoing campaign within Ukraine. Notably, fighter jets have played key roles in conducting bombing raids throughout Ukrainian territory. The more payload that these jets can carry equates to the more damage they do, and this has been greatly improved since the advent of the modern […]
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Summary: Russia's ambitions to produce competitive fifth-generation warplanes like the Su-75 "Checkmate" have been hindered by the ongoing war in Ukraine, which has redirected the focus of its defense industrial base towards more immediate and less complex military needs.
Russia's boasting of advanced aircraft like the mythical MiG-41 and the Su-57 "Felon" has not translated into their deployment in Ukraine, where older Soviet-era planes bear the brunt of combat.