Russia has faced many problems that will prevent it from gaining air superiority in the coming months,

 said the British Ministry of Defense. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhny, reported that Russia lost more than twice as many aircraft in Ukraine than in the Soviet-Afghan war. According to Zaluzhny, the Russian Federation has lost 278 aircraft in Ukraine to date, compared with only 119 in Afghanistan. According to UK intelligence, “Russia’s ongoing lack of air superiority is likely exacerbated by poor training, the loss of experienced crews, and the increased risk of providing close air support in dense air defense areas. This is unlikely to change in the next few months”, the summary states.