#Russian Air Force
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![Russia Shoots Down Its Own Helicopter—For the Fifth Time]( "Russia Shoots Down Its Own Helicopter—For the Fifth Time")
![Multiple Sukhoi Superjet 100-95 passenger jets, operated by Aeroflot-Russian Airlines PJSC, stand on the tarmac at Sheremetyevo International Airport OAO in Moscow, Russia, on June 1, 2018. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Multiple Sukhoi Superjet 100-95 passenger jets, operated by Aeroflot-Russian Airlines PJSC, stand on the tarmac at Sheremetyevo International Airport OAO in Moscow, Russia, on June 1, 2018. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian Airlines Struggle Under Sanctions as Maintenance Gaps Threaten Flight Safety]( "Russian Airlines Struggle Under Sanctions as Maintenance Gaps Threaten Flight Safety")
![Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk past a Gripen fighter jet after they delivered a joint press conference in Linköping, Sweden, on October 22, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk past a Gripen fighter jet after they delivered a joint press conference in Linköping, Sweden, on October 22, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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As Ukraine seeks to modernize its air force and counter Russia’s entrenched air dominance, Sweden’s Gripen-E multirole fighter is emerging as a realistic and highly survivable option. The aircraft’s agility, electronic warfare resilience, and networked combat capability could offer Ukraine the means to contest Russian airspace on more equal terms.![Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic bomber with its Kh-101 missile arsenal. (Photo: open source)]( "Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic bomber with its Kh-101 missile arsenal. (Photo: open source)")
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![Photo of Vlad Litnarovych]( "Photo of Vlad Litnarovych")
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Russia’s long-range strike arsenal—its Kalibrs, Iskanders, Kinzhals, and Zircons—has come to define the war it wages against Ukraine. But for the first time, leaked procurement records obtained and analyzed by the Ukrainian defense outlet Militarnyi shed light on what these weapons really cost—and how many are still being built.![Russia’s “Homegrown” Jet Uses Parts From Crimean Factory Sanctioned by US but Not EU]( "Russia’s “Homegrown” Jet Uses Parts From Crimean Factory Sanctioned by US but Not EU")
