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Ukraine's military is short of combat gear. This is what it would take to fully equip its troops to launch a decisive victory.

The Russian air force lost another Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber on Thursday, the Ukrainian air force claimed. Its seventh in 11 days.

Ukraine's Armed Forces announced the downing of three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers, adding to the toll of Russian aircraft losses in recent days.

Today, as the military situation continues to develop at pace, Francis Dearnley is joined by our Associate Editor for Defence, Dominic Nicholls, to discuss Vladimir Putin’s annual address to Russia, and the world, threatening Nato with war if it sends troops to Ukraine.

Every weekday The Telegraph's top journalists analyse the Russian invasion of Ukraine from all angles and tell you what you need to know

At least 14 Ukrainian Air Force pilots now have some training on the Western jet.

Russia, China, and the US all have fifth-generation fighter jet programs, but each country is having issues with its jets.

"They will have to decide what costs them more: to lose one or more of these A-50s or to continue to see their combat aircraft and S-400 units progressively degraded," a Ukrainian expert told Breaking Defense.

The photos appear to show jets armed or being equipped with unguided bombs, less accurate weapons that threaten civilians.

The photos appear to show jets armed or being equipped with unguided bombs, less accurate weapons that threaten civilians.