Comments by "s0ycapitan" (@s0ycapitan) on "Ukraine war at tipping point as incursion and F-16s have ‘stunned’ Putin | George Grylls" video.

The Kursk incursion is a developing debacle even more damaging than the defeated summer 2023 offensive. The F16s pose very little threat to the Russian air force. They are older and massively outranged by russian air to air missiles.
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@mj-np9sy What makes you think that? The Russians have claimed to have destroyed a number of Ukrainian air defense complexes including a Patriot battery.
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@ohger1 The Russian aircraft have better radar and much longer range a2a missiles. The F16s won't stray within 300 miles of an SU35 if they can avoid it.
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 @rv2167 None of your figures are believable for the Russian side. They do however represent a conservative estimate for the Ukraine/NATO side.
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@edgarkuijer5755 Because Russia switched to a conservation of forces strategy in autumn 2022. They wouldn't do big offensives and rely on their superiority in artillery and air power to attrit the Ukrainians. This has minimised Russian casualties.
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