#Russian military aircraft
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![Russian Su-30 fighter jet performs during the MAKS 2009 international aerospace show in Zhukovsky, Russia, on August 20, 2009. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian Su-30 fighter jet performs during the MAKS 2009 international aerospace show in Zhukovsky, Russia, on August 20, 2009. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Dmitry Medvedev stands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov during the “Stability 2008” military exercises in the Barents Sea, October 11, 2008. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Dmitry Medvedev stands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov during the “Stability 2008” military exercises in the Barents Sea, October 11, 2008. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Beriev A-50U ‘Mainstay’ airborne early warning and control aircraft, based on the Il-76 platform, in flight with the Russian Air Force. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Beriev A-50U ‘Mainstay’ airborne early warning and control aircraft, based on the Il-76 platform, in flight with the Russian Air Force. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Rostec Says Mi-34M1 Helicopter Prototype Flies With New VK-650V Domestic Engine]( "Rostec Says Mi-34M1 Helicopter Prototype Flies With New VK-650V Domestic Engine")
![Russia Delivers Another Su-30SM2 Fighter Batch to Belarus, Reinforcing Alliance]( "Russia Delivers Another Su-30SM2 Fighter Batch to Belarus, Reinforcing Alliance")
![Russia Cannot Ensure the Safety of Its Most Important Aircraft]( "Russia Cannot Ensure the Safety of Its Most Important Aircraft")
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![Photo of Oleksandr Moiseienko]( "Photo of Oleksandr Moiseienko")
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- War in Ukraine
For years, Russian authorities have insisted that sanctions have failed to seriously affect key sectors of the economy and the defense industry. However, internal documents from Russian state institutions obtained by United24 Media reveal a very different reality: Russia is gradually losing the ability to safely operate and maintain its most important aircraft, including those used to transport the country’s top leadership.
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