‘The key to success is in the sky’: the Ukrainian defenders struggling to stem Russia’s air assault
17 October 2025
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Ukraine and Russia
I think it is one of the areas in the conflict where we have seen the most significant change in the past 18 months...While there has been a lot of focus in commentary on the adoption of FPV drones on the battlefield, one of the things that is most impacting Ukraine’s ability to hold the line is Russia’s use of hundreds of glide bombs a week, largely delivered by SU-34s to smash into positions."