{"id":175377,"date":"2023-05-12T11:31:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T11:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=175377"},"modified":"2023-05-12T11:31:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T11:31:39","slug":"putins-russian-air-force-is-doomed-and-running-out-of-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/putins-russian-air-force-is-doomed-and-running-out-of-pilots\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin's Russian Air Force is doomed and running out of pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"
Since the very first day of Vladimir Putin\u2019s war in Ukraine, Russia\u2019s blundering air force has been struggling to keep its jets in the sky.<\/p>\n
The Ukrainians have done their part, blowing apart fighters and helicopters with their air defence missiles.<\/p>\n
But at least a dozen of Putin\u2019s planes have burst into flames mid-air, plunged into Russian cities, or exploded on the runway.<\/p>\n
This is the story of how one of the world\u2019s supposed best air forces has suffered an embarrassing string of failures that is only getting worse…<\/p>\n