[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

[cranked]

Welp, Ukraine is winning after all. /s
Battlefield necessities happen.

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[pepsionice]

Whatever fighters they have in the Crimea....they are probably being given ‘status’ for operational hours/parts/maintenance. So if they move them, they are are genuinely worried about losing what limited operational fighters they have in the overall inventory.

I would doubt that they are telling Putin this.

[Widget Jr]

From the article: Russia is pulling all its fighter jets out of Crimea after a series of strikes on its military outposts there, secret NATO report says. A few days ago one of the Russian bases in Crimea was hit by either HIMARS or drones and took out a bunch of planes. Russia can not afford to have aircraft deployed at bases without effective anti-air or anti-missile defense, so they had to pull them back.

Ukraine is making it much harder for Russian operations in the south east part of the country and Crimea. Its hard to fight without effective air cover and key bridges and logistics getting blown to bits every few days. I have no idea when or how, Ukraine's moves make it look like they really want to take back Kherson and have a eye on Crimea.

[RaginRak]

“secret NATO report”......not so secret

[McGruff]

What a bunch of propaganda.

[Krosan]

Another “goodwill gesture” by Russia :)

The more success the Ukrainians have on the battlefield the more the Russian desire to show goodwill increases.

[Cathi]

https://ukranews.com/en/news/878268-russia-concentrates-more-than-700-aircraft-and-combat-helicopters-on-border-with-ukraine-afu-air

25 AUGUST 2022, THURSDAY, 19:35

Russia Concentrates More Than 700 Aircraft And Combat Helicopters On Border With Ukraine - AFU Air Force
HELP UKRAINIAN NEWS
Таня Герасимова

The Russian Federation has accumulated about 400 aircraft and 360 combat helicopters around the borders with Ukraine. The speaker of the Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yurii Ihnat stated this at a briefing on Thursday, August 25.

Ihnat said that the aggressor state conducts patrols of the airspace of Belarus, Russia, the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, as well as the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, for which it uses tactical aviation. In the sky, there are constantly Іl-22 relay aircraft and А-50 long-range radar detection aircraft, said the spokesman for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“Around our borders is a grouping of Russian aircraft - more than 400 combat aircraft. Also, 360 helicopters, of which more than 150 are strike ones, such as the K52,” Ihnat emphasized.

The speaker said that the Air Force shot down Russian drones and helicopters on August 24, but the enemy on Independence Day showed increased activity in the sky.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on August 25, the number of air alarms in Ukraine approached 200.

Ihnat also said that Russian aviation on Independence Day of Ukraine made about 200 aircraft sorties, but most often did not release missiles from them.

At the same time, on the Independence Day of Ukraine, the Russian occupiers attacked 58 settlements.

[oblomov]

“Secret NATO report”

How nice of NATO to let us in on the “secret”.

[lee martell]

The word “cotton” appears in the headline, but nowhere within the article. Did I miss it?

[BeauBo]

I would guess that the remnants of the unit that was hit so hard at Saki airbase are being withdrawn for reconstitution, but that others remain in Crimea - probably shuffling around and adding Air Defense assets.