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I've watched it. Did you read my comments?

Air defense and air superiority are fully related. You cannot achieve air superiority when you can be knocked out of the sky easily. Knocking out air defense (whether other planes or surface to air missiles) is part of achieving air superiority / supremacy. Russia has never achieved air superiority or supremacy despite having a massive advantage, as was seen at the very onset of the war when Russia lost the majority of their jets and helicopters in their 'blitzkrieg' while Ukraine hid most of their fighters. On paper Russia should have had air superiority and eventually air supremacy within weeks with an effective plan. They failed.

Shaheds aren't winning the war for Russia. Orlans certainly aren't winning the war for Russia.

While drones as a whole are a significant factor for reconnaissance as well as attacks, the Shaheds which are basically cheap homing missiles will not shift the tides. Similar to the drones dropping grenades on Russian soldiers they are psychological more then effective.

Ukraine has had very little problem with Russian made drones while consequently using drones for effective reconnaissance for their ground units.

The battles still remain on the ground as a part of combined arms, which drones play a part. Russia sending lone tanks all over the place instead of fighting as a combined force is why it is losing the war. Russia sending VDV to take Hostomel Airport without any proper support is why it is losing the war. Russia losing their flagship to a country without a fricking navy is why Russia is losing the war.

We'd have a very different thread had Russian been remotely competent in their military doctrine..