The Russian Air War and Ukrainian Requirements for Air DefenceA Russian fighter jet flies above a railway junction on fire following recent shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the town of Shakhtarsk (Shakhtyorsk) near Donetsk, October 2022. Courtesy of Reuters / Alamy Stock Photo Executive Summary Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) conducted significantly more extensive fixed-wing strike operations during the first days of the invasion than has
