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Moscow
The epidemic of Russian airliners suffering in-flight emergencies caused by lack of spares and maintenance due to Western sanctions continues unabated.
May. 31
Aviation
A US Air Force Global Hawk UAV was meticulously combing the battlespace only hours before the attacks, probably flying closer to Russia than ever before.
May. 31
Ukraine
Russia’s aviation industry finally acknowledges that it is in crisis as it publishes revised schedule for their President’s grandiose plans for the construction of commercial aircraft.
May. 20
Donetsk
Russian social media says there has been almost 50 “abnormal munitions releases” by Russian aircraft over the Belgorod and Voronezh regions over the past 3 months.
May. 19
Russia
The Su-57 was supposed to be the Kremlin’s answer to true fifth-generation fighters like the US F-22 and the multi-national F-35, but Russia's stealthy super-fighter never really got off the ground.
May. 19
War in Ukraine
Experts have jokingly called the A-22 a “flying brick,” but it has successfully delivered payloads deep inside Russia while retrofitted with advanced technology inside an unassuming aircraft.
May. 18
F-16
The US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee has said that it wants to rationalize its future aircraft numbers by retiring some types that Kyiv would love to get its hands on.
May. 15
EU
After more than two years of sanctions, technicians from Russia’s S7 airline say they can now repair some key components of the aircraft engines on their Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft.
May. 13
Aviation
The reports that began circulating on the internet on Friday might simply be a technical error from flight trackers due to the prevalence of electronic warfare (EW) interference in operation.
May. 13
Aviation
Ukrainian pilots are reportedly using so-called “wild weasel” tactics to entice Russian air defense radars to switch on before hitting them with Western-supplied anti-radar missiles.
May. 12
Putin
Following his inauguration, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree on his ambitious national development goals, which extend until 2030 and beyond.
May. 10
NATO
At the same time, NATO is running a large force air defense exercise in Poland and the Baltics. Russia says NATO air defense sorties are provocative, threaten peace, and could be a prelude to war.
May. 9
Putin
It has been reported that Russia’s largest aircraft show, the MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon, timetabled for this summer has been canceled again.
May. 8
Telegram
The Moscow Times reported on Monday May 6 that an Airbus A321 operated by Nordwind Airlines (North Wind), en route from Moscow to Orenburg had to turn back after suffering a technical emergency.
May. 7
Aviation
Satellite images supposedly reveal that on April 22, six Tu-22M3 strategic bombers were stationed at the Russian Mozdok airbase, accounting for at least a fifth of Russia’s fleet of these aircraft.
Apr. 30
![Cockpit View: Watch Ukrainian Propeller Aircraft Chase Down Russian Drone in Dogfight [VIDEO]](https://static.kyivpost.com/storage/2024/04/30/3ffed85901bc8ff7f02830557bc96c46.JPG?w=420&q=85&f=webp)
Drones
In scenes reminiscent of air battles of old, a Ukrainian propeller plane could be seen chasing down a Russian Orlan-10 reconnaissance drone in a dogfight over the Odesa region.
Apr. 30
Evidence of actual damage to Ukrainian aircraft is pretty thin, but signs of image manipulation and Kremlin-style disinformation tactics are a lot stronger.
Jul. 2