 There is a serious shortage of trained pilots in Russia. Russia continues to train pilots, but many professional pilots have been killed or wounded in the war in Ukraine by now. Yuri Inat, spokesman for Ukraine's Air Force, said it. Russia continues to train pilots. Training centres are operating. In terms of the number of pilots graduating, it's around 100 to 150 individuals each year. Obviously, we aren't putting a lot of hope into Russia running out of pilots, but it's obvious that the quality of the Russian personnel will diminish. This is war, Inat told. According to Inat, many of the pilots Russia deployed to Ukraine had fought in Syria. They were among the best Russian pilots. Many of them will no longer be able to operate aircraft, whether because they have been killed, wounded or captured by Ukrainian forces. Talking about Russia losing five aircraft on the 13th of May, two military planes and three helicopters, Inat noted that Russian propaganda is considering many possible lines of inquiry, blaming a wide range of suspects, from Russian partisans to Ukrainian fighter jets, from Russian or Ukrainian anti-aircraft defence systems, to Ukrainian partisans operating man pads, among others. There are many versions. They're in a state of hysteria and we're quite entertained by it. Inat added.