Ukraine's leaders have asked that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization enforce a no-fly zone, which would require not just air superiority but the total control known as air supremacy.Ī recent Reuters/Ipsos poll suggested that almost three-quarters of Americans support a no-fly zone. Without air superiority, planes must fly lower to avoid surface-to-air missile systems, which gives them less situational awareness and also makes them vulnerable to portable missiles known as MANPADS (man-portable air-defence systems), which Western countries have been sending to Ukraine by the thousands.īronk said the Ukraine air force has shown "relatively limited" effectiveness in terms of damage to the Russians, except for some drone strikes in the early days of the fight. rejects Poland's offer of fighter jets for Ukraine, calling it 'untenable'
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