Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

[shavenferret]

550 of Russia’s 1200 jets are nearing the end of their life

https://bulgarianmilitary.com/amp/2025/01/06/550-of-russias-1200-jets-are-nearing-the-end-of-their-life/

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This was a great article and one of the few that i'd highly recommend reading. The article states that Russia is having a serious problem with its aviation because its maintenance is horrible, and its jets have more hours of flight time because it is in a frikkin war. The article goes on and on but the main point is that Russia's air force is in a heap of trouble. The pilots must be sweating every time that they have to fly one of these planes, because they don't know if the mechanics were drunk or whatever, or if the plane the pilot is about to climb into has been passed over in its inspections.