Indeed. I have been surprised at how fearful they are to send fighters and or bombers over Ukraine. They send them in for very short periods and run quickly back to Russia. Ukraine's anti-air defense has been far more effective due to Russian fear of the Soviet Era S300 anti-air defense donated by Slovakia.
I thought Russia would command control of the air when I made those predictions before, but their hesitance to take control of the air over Ukraine makes it near impossible to protect tank columns, etc. and makes their job nearly impossible. Russia seems to have no real military strategy for a victory in Ukraine.
Our intel is far more effective because of this. Russia lost more fighters in the first week than we lost in the entire 20 years in Afghanistan, for example. Air superiority is so important, that the fact that they seem afraid to even try to obtain this objective astounds me and my friends that remain in military service.
All of this bodes well for Ukraine, and makes Putin's position untenable.
All I can say is, "Glory to Ukraine!" or "Slava Ukraine!"
