In a surprise admission of unreliability, Moscow cut Russia’s Air Force from the 2022 Victory Day Parade, a high-profile military spectacle commemorating the surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe.
The abrupt purge of the Russian Air Force reflects the Service’s unreliability, emphasizing its poor performance and continued inability to take control of Ukraine airspace. A toxic combination of battlefield attrition, lack of pilot training, and poor maintenance practices—as well as increasing frustration from military leaders—likely forced Russia’s Air Force from the high-profile Red Square festivities..
Instead, the parade was set to celebrate Russia’s creaky fleet of Mikoyan Mig-29 fighter jets. After showing 4 Mig-29s in previous victory parades, Russia was set to use 16 Mig-29s, sending the older fighters out to conduct a “Z” pattern fly-by. Russian pilots may be facing strain as well, and the weather may, simply, have been too much for them. The fly-past was canceled, though conditions were windy, the weather appeared to be perfectly fine for a fly-by. Russian aircraft have conducted ceremonial flights in far worse conditions.
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