The disinformation war continues as Russia seems to have recruitment issues without full mobilization, while Ukraine is revealing that its casualties are higher than previously estimated. British intelligence estimates that Russian losses in the first three months of the war were up to 20,000, while Ukrainian officials said Russian losses were nearing 30,000. Furthermore, Russia and Ukraine are suffering significant numbers of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft losses. Just asserting that the Air Force would have air supremacy in a conflict is no longer sufficient, because its absence affects every aspect of U.S. joint operations. [...] Multi-domain operations has a similar orientation toward offensive operations in conflict, with three key components that are all clearly offensive in nature: penetrate, dis-integrate, and exploit.

Source: Washington Post June 17, 2022 05:44 UTC