Putin's 'incompetent' Russian Air Force could run out of pilots - this is how | Ukraine Russia

Putin's 'incompetent' Russian Air Force could run out of pilots | Ukraine Russia update: Since the very first day of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, Russia’s blundering air force has been struggling to keep its jets in the sky. The Ukrainians have done their part, blowing apart fighters and helicopters with their air defence missiles.But at least a dozen of Putin’s planes have burst into flames mid-air, plunged into Russian cities, or exploded on the runway. Bungling pilots have managed to crash into an American drone over the Black Sea and almost shot down a British spy plane, either of which could have sparked World War Three. And, just last month, a Russian jet even managed to bomb one of its own cities. This is the story of how one of the world’s supposed best air forces has suffered an embarrassing string of failures that is only getting worse, the longer the war goes on.