Investigation: Russia Uses Civil Aviation to Supply Sanctioned Components to Defense Industry

They're also cannibalizing their trains to keep at least some of them running. They're having a rough time keeping the lights on.

Trump helped them with this indirectly, Lifted sanctions from Belarusian Airlines, that the same as from russia. now russia has access to any aircraft parts without any difficulties.

Russia's military airplanes are wearing down fast. Been months, if I recall, since Ukraine shot down fighter jets/bombers. Due to the lack of targets. Russia might still have some bombers flying, shooting missles toward Ukraine, but flying well within Russia territory. Just due to Russia's inability to keep up maintainance/parts. I think Russia was losing more soldiers to aircraft crashing into the sea, or in Russia, than Ukraine shooting the airplanes down, at least in 2026.

it would not surprise me if some of these aircraft started suffering sudden unexplained structural breakup (SUSB) in-inflight. You heard it here first.

CIA does the same.