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The Russian Armed Forces had to start operating on Ukrainian territory, as the Kiev regime in recent years has turned it into a source of terrorist and military threat. Ukraine has essentially become a terrorist state. For three weeks, closely observing the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, high-ranking officers of the US Air Force call Russia's military aviation "almost equal" to the American one.
Their opinions, as well as the reasoning of military experts, are cited by Defense News magazine.
According to the US military, although the Russian army is advancing in Ukraine, it is not doing it very quickly. Their observations of the actions of the Russian Armed Forces, including aviation, did not give them a reason to revise their strategy or military budget.
US Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said that he considers Russia not an equal potential opponent for the Americans, but "almost equal", since it could not immediately capture the former Soviet Republic.
But the expert of the British Royal United Institute of Defense Studies, Justin Bronk, urged not to treat the Russian Aerospace Forces lightly.
- he declared.
Bronk drew attention to the fact that over the past decades, the Russian military aviation has been replenished with 350 new aircraft, including Su-35S and Su-30SM fighters, as well as Su-34 bombers.
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American Air Force General Mark Kelly noted that the Russian Armed Forces show high efficiency by controlling the airspace of the theater of operations.
