Danil Shamkin/NurPhoto via Getty Images
- Ukraine's air force has been able to keep operating by spreading out its jets among different bases.
- Russia has struggled to catch up to that dispersal, the top US Air Force general in Europe says.
- That success underscores the US Air Force's need to be able to distribute its jets and crews.
During 18 months under attack by Russia's bigger and better-armed military, Ukraine's air force has kept its jets in action by staying on the move. Its success is due in large part to Russia's shortcomings in finding and striking targets, and it has lessons for the US and its allies, the top US Air Force general in Europe said this week.