The generals said that, under Putin, long-range aviation no longer needs fuel, enjoys better maintenance and personnel receive higher wages — not the least because the Kremlin leader once made a five-hour sortie as part of a Tu-160 crew. “The president learned about the pilots’ work the hard way,” Khvorov said. “This one flight yielded an awful lot.”
Isn't it nice that someone has politicians who take the time to find out what their armed forces actually do?