00:00 Russia continues its senseless invasion of Ukraine, all as the war approaches the year
00:04 and a half mark, and the world continues watching.
00:07 Now, UK intelligence reports indicate, despite raining down destruction via long-range missiles
00:12 throughout their 18-month offensive, Russia's air force isn't having the same impact.
00:17 According to the report, quote, "Over the summer, Russian tactical combat aircraft have
00:21 typically carried out over 100 sorties a day, but these are almost always restricted to
00:26 operating over Russian-controlled territory due to the threat from Ukrainian air defenses.
00:31 This has led to them attempting to switch to free-fall bombs, which the report added
00:35 had yet to demonstrate consistent accuracy, with British Air Marshal Johnny Stringer saying
00:40 recently, "This is not the hallmark of a top-tier air force, and to be honest, although we are
00:45 probably seeing some improvements and I don't really want to get too drawn on that, they
00:49 have a long way to go."
00:50 This is a far cry from the early days of the war, where Russian forces flew over Ukrainian
00:55 airspace en masse during an invasion that was nothing short of a blitzkrieg.
00:59 Now things have changed, with the Ukrainian air force, at least for now, having secured
01:04 its own airspace.
01:05 (upbeat music)
