Russia has increased the number of combat sorties in the past week after several relatively quiet weeks, British intelligence said in its daily report, as quoted by the BBC's Russia service.

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Overall, Russian aviation is still seeing limited action in this war due to deterrence by Ukrainian air defenses and scattered basing due to threats of strikes against Russian airfields.

Russian aircraft operate almost exclusively over Russian-controlled territory, the intelligence agency notes.

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The report also assesses the composition of Russia's aerospace forces: Russia's fleet of 1,500 manned combat aircraft has been kept largely intact.

However, Russia is unlikely to dramatically expand its air campaign, as this would immediately result in significant aircraft losses.

We recall that Kiev claims that its forces have destroyed a total of 298 Russian aircraft since the beginning of the war.

However, this information cannot be verified in the conditions of war.

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