The Defense Department urges Congress to quickly pass the president’s supplemental request, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said. Kirby said the Russians still do not have air superiority and the airspace is still contested as a result of Ukraine’s air force and their effective short- and long-range air defense capabilities. ‘They are still putting up very stiff resistance and they have prevented the Russians from achieving many of the objectives that they had in the Donbas region,’ he said. ‘We’re going to continue to stay focused on making sure that the Ukrainians’ air defense remains effective’ Kirby noted that the sanctions placed on Russia by the U.S., allies and partner nations are making it harder for Moscow to get the specific components that make up precision-guided munitions. . . .
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