Just one old tank, and no aircraft, were present at Russia's much-reduced Victory Parade this year, reflecting its major losses in Ukraine

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A Soviet T-34 tank rolls during the Victory Day Red Square Parade on May 9, 2023 in Moscow, Russia.
A Soviet T-34 tank rolls during the Victory Day Red Square Parade on May 9, 2023 in Moscow, Russia.

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Russia's air force has taken a beating, but its jets could still turn the tables in Ukraine, experts say

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A wrecked Russian Su-35 fighter jet in the Kharkiv region in April 2022.

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Ukraine's fighter jet fleet is slowly growing, but its weapons to bring down Russian jets are dwindling, leaked US document shows

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Polish MIG-29 fighter jets during a NATO shielding exercise over Poland in October 2022.

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Russian jets, some flown by Wagner mercenaries, are making risky attacks to test Ukraine's defenses around Bakhmut

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Ukrainian Air Force jet shoots off flares over Bakhmut
A Ukrainian jet launches flares over Bakhmut in October.

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The Russian air force's struggles in Ukraine reveal glaring problems in now Moscow trains its pilots

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A Russian pilot at Kubinka military training ground in Moscow in August.

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Ukraine says it shot down a Russian supersonic bomber over the war's bloodiest battlefield: video

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A composite image of two stills that per Ukrainian officials show the aftermath of the downing of a Russian Su-24 bomber near Bakhmut, shared March 15 2023. Left: a plume of smoke rises against a landscape.

Russia's air force is struggling to hit targets in Ukraine, but its missiles can still keep Ukraine's jets at bay

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Destroyed Russian Su-34 fighter jet in Lyman Ukraine
A destroyed Russian Su-34 fighter jet in Lyman, Ukraine on October 5.

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Why China's and Russia's 5th-generation stealth jets don't quite live up to the hype, according to a former US Navy pilot

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A Chinese air force J-20 fighter jet at the Changchun Air Show in Jilin Province in August 2022.

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A decade of quiet preparations helped Ukraine turn the tables on Russia's bigger, better-armed military, experts say

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Ukrainian troops carry rocket-propelled grenades and sniper rifles toward the city of Irpin in March 2022.

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