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Why is Russia not using Su-57 fighters in Ukraine? The reason is startling According to military experts, Russia is keeping these planes for a
future war against NATO
Jul 31, 2024 20:21675
Why is Russia not using Su-57 fighters in Ukraine? The reason is
startling - 1
Maria Atanasova
Maria Atanasova
Author at Fakti.bg

Many are asking why the Russian fighter jets are not using their most
advanced fighters in the war against Ukraine. The reason is startling – because it saves them for a war against NATO, writes Business Insider.

Military experts say the Kremlin is saving this resource for a future
war against NATO. The Russians, on paper, “can bring more advanced
aircraft into the fight (against Ukraine), but they just haven’t done it yet”.

In particular, Russia has not yet used in active operations its modern
Su-57 aircraft, which is touted by the Kremlin as an analogue of the
American F-35. This fighter only fired missiles from Russian territory a
few times, but did not fly into Ukrainian airspace. And the Russians
present him as supposedly “invisible“ for the opponent.

Russia uses the Su-57 in such a way that there is “no risk”. The reason
for this is simply that they want to make sure they maintain a reliable,
modern air force for any future operations, including a possible war
against NATO. In addition, the reputational blow for Russia in the loss
of its most advanced fighters in Ukraine will be huge.

Russia is sacrificing some of the effectiveness of its troops in Ukraine
to preserve critical assets for a possible future conflict. Russia takes
care of its aviation and does not throw it as zealously into the meat
grinder of the war in Ukraine as it does with its ground forces. The
Russian army's infantry is suffering unprecedented losses on the
Ukrainian front, but Vladimir Putin has a huge resource in manpower and
is more concerned about his fighter jets than his soldiers.

Moscow is keeping its planes because it knows that if it loses a large
number of them in Ukraine, it will have nothing left to defend itself
against NATO. US General Christopher Cavoli told Congress in April that
Russia had lost only about 10 percent of its air force in Ukraine. That
is, there are many more resources in the arsenal of the Russian Air Force.

It is also important to note that Ukraine is prohibited from attacking
Russian military airfields deep inside Russian territory with Western
weapons. This gives the Russian military aviation an advantage, because
it can launch missiles near the Ukrainian border undisturbed and safely
return to its bases.


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