Re:The curious case of Russia's missing Air Force
by Mountain_Skies on Monday March 14, 2022 @03:50AM
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Russia borders something like sixteen different countries. They have to keep in mind all of those other avenues of potential attacks which might account for some amount of holding back.
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Re:The curious case of Russia's missing Air Force
by thematrixturtle on Monday March 14, 2022 @04:17AM
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Nobody is going to "attack" Russia. Out of those sixteen neighbors there is exactly one, China, which could even begin to contemplate taking on Russia in a land war. (And they still would not, because nukes.)
Re:The curious case of Russia's missing Air Force
by Yoric on Monday March 14, 2022 @07:39AM
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On the other hand, China could try and strongarm Russia into concessions (no idea which ones) while politely performing military exercises on the other side of an undefended border.
Similarly, if NATO starts politely performing military exercises near any of the other borders of Russia, Russia needs to be able to demonstrate that they have an army guarding said border.
Re:The curious case of Russia's missing Air Force
by sofixa on Monday March 14, 2022 @04:28AM
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I'm somewhat doubtful that Russia is keeping their best equipment in reserve in case checks notes Georgia or Finland invade them.
Re:The curious case of Russia's missing Air Force
by 2000UltraDeluxe on Monday March 14, 2022 @04:38AM
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While there has been some drunken bar-talk about retaking Karelia and re-establishing the pre-WW2 borders, It's not likely Finland will attack Russia.
It's more likely the russians are a) incompetent, or b) saving the bulk of the air force for a potential escalation of the current hostilities. One does not have to exclude the other.