According to him, the issue of the provision of aircraft “will not be resolved in the short term for this counteroffensive,” reports RIA Novosti. In addition, the training of Ukrainian pilots and technicians “will not be possible before this counteroffensive.”
Bauer also noted that it is “extremely difficult” for the Armed Forces to advance on the front lines.
Earlier, CNN, citing the Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces still maintains air superiority and that Ukrainian pilots “beg for F-16 fighters.” According to one of the commanders of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russian aviation works constantly, around the clock, while the Ukrainian army lacks air support.
