Russian infantry has less air support during assaults in the Tavriya sector due to the destruction of Russian fighters, said Dmytro Lykhoviy, spokesman for the joint press centre of the Tavriya Task Force, Espreso reports.
In particular, in mid-February, the Russians carried out 50-70 airstrikes a day, whereas over the past few days, there were only 15-20 airstrikes.
"The Russians are using fewer guided bombs, which means that their infantry in the ground offensive has less air support," the spokesman said.
Lykhoviy added, as a result of the downing of several Su jets, when Ukraine's Air Force uses air defence to knock out Russian aircraft, primarily Su-34, behind the contact line in enemy-controlled territory, the number of air strikes by the Russians has decreased by half over the past two to three weeks.