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"Western intelligence shows Russians amassing aircraft on Ukraine border
Nato allies to prioritise rapid shipments of air defences and ammunition as conflict enters new phase
Western intelligence shows Russia is amassing aircraft at the border with Ukraine, an indication that Moscow could throw its jets and helicopters into the war to support a stuttering land offensive."
"Since the first weeks of the war, following President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion on February 24 last year, Russia has used its sizeable air forces sparingly, relying instead on long-range missiles, artillery and land-based troops. Western analysts had speculated that this could have been due to a fear in Moscow that Ukraine’s air defence systems posed a threat to Russian aircraft, or because its fleet was in poor condition. But intelligence assessments indicate that Russia’s air force is “actually quite preserved”, a senior Nato diplomat said. “More than 80 per cent probably is safe and available . . . So we are expecting that they’re preparing to launch an air campaign and they’ve been trying to [disable] Ukrainian air defences with attacks,” the diplomat said."
Nato allies to prioritise rapid shipments of air defences and ammunition as conflict enters new phase
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"US officials estimate about 200,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded."