A row of Soviet-era Russian aircraft at an airfield in Russia. Ukraine has been unable to meaningfully challenge airbases inside Russia, giving it a critical disadvantage in the ongoing war. (Shutterstock/Vladimir Mulder)

NATO and Ukraine Are Trying to Bomb Russian Airfields—and They Want Your Help

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NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation has issued a public request, calling for proposals for a method by which Ukraine can strike airfields deep in the Russian interior.

Ukraine and NATO have announced a new initiative aimed at seeking private sector help with a persistent operational and tactical problem.

Ukraine has periodically launched well-publicized drone attacks on Russian airfields. But the Armed Forces of Ukraine have thus far proved incapable of mounting a sustainable threat to those airfields, on a level that would seriously interdict the Russian Aerospace Forces’ regular tactical operations.

Ukraine Can’t Quite Reach Russia’s Interior Airfields

The results of this failure are disastrous for Ukraine. Russian tactical aircraft routinely strike Ukrainian bases, cities, and infrastructure with relative impunity, using stand-off munitions like guided bombs and cruise missiles.........

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