War in Ukraine: Russia now controls the skies

Created: 03/04/2022Updated: 03/04/2022 09:37

By: Daniel Dillman

The Russian army gains air supremacy in the war in Ukraine - a decisive advantage for Vladimir Putin's troops.

• The war in Ukraine* rages on.

  Russia* gains a decisive advantage.

• According to military experts, the armed forces of Russian President Vladimir Putin* succeed in gaining air supremacy in the Ukraine conflict*.

• This means that Russia has come a significant step closer to its goal of conquering the capital Kyiv*.

Kyiv - In the war with Ukraine, Russia has gained a decisive advantage.

The Luftwaffe has managed to gain sovereignty over the skies.

This is reported by numerous media from Ukraine and the USA*.

The remaining Ukrainian Air Force is forced into inactivity.

"If they take off, they die," Ward Carroll, former commander of the US Navy, described the situation to the news portal Newsweek.

Establishing air supremacy is a crucial factor in the war in Ukraine.

It should now be much easier for Russian President Vladimir Putin's troops to advance.

This also applies to the supply of supplies of fuel, technical equipment and ammunition from Russia to the front.

Attacks from the air by Ukraine's fighter jets would now be virtually impossible, Carroll said.

War in Ukraine with Russia: Ukrainian artillery in action.

© Anatoly Stepanov/afp

War in Ukraine: Clear Advantage for Russia

According to the military expert, Russia has managed to control the sky at an altitude of 10,000 feet (about three kilometers).

"Whoever is in control there actually controls the whole sky," Carroll said on his own YouTube channel.

In the war with Russia, Ukraine's armed forces still have anti-aircraft systems such as Stinger missiles that can be fired from a soldier's shoulder.

However, these Stinger missiles do not reach the said altitude and therefore only pose a danger to helicopters or airplanes approaching for landing. Surface-to-air missiles could be intercepted from an altitude of three kilometers and would therefore not pose a danger to the Russian air force.

Russia could now quickly gain territory in the war with Ukraine.

At least that's what the US Pentagon suspects.

According to Jen Psaki*, press secretary for US President Joe Biden*, Russia has already moved 90 percent of its units positioned on the border inland.

"Russia is getting closer to its ultimate goal: to take over Kyiv and take over the whole country," Psaki told Washington DC media officials.

(Daniel Dillmann)