Watch this airspace. Russia’s air force seems to have gone MIA

What happened to the Russian air force? US officials and experts are stumped at its cautious approach

02 March 2022 - 19:31 By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali

Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US intelligence had predicted a blistering assault by Moscow that would quickly mobilise the vast Russian air power that its military assembled to dominate Ukraine’s skies...

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