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by infini8 1569 days ago
Russia just now is claiming air superiority. How much of that is propaganda to bolster spirits of ground troops is questionable.

https://twitter.com/afp/status/1498196443865452545?s=21

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Air superiority is "a larger/better air force than one's enemies". Yeah sure - Ukraine isn't going to be bombing Moscow any time soon. It doesn't mean they don't have missiles to shoot down Russian aircraft though.
All Russian claims should be completely dismissed. Every single thing they've published about the attack so far has been proven lies.
To be fair that should count for both sides. Everything should be taken with a grain of salt.

I, for one, have a hard time believing the 4k Russian casualties claimed by Ukraine.

Why? It seems in line with everything. The chechens retreat immediately because they’re drone striked with no support. The major cities repel all attacks. Entire paratrooper planes shot down.
Ukraine basically had zero air presence to begin with.