To me it really hit just how bad it really was/is when Ukraine launched their drone attack on Russian strategic bombers this year. Ukraine claimed to have destroyed over 30 aircraft. In reality, only around 10-12 of the aircraft hit/destroyed were operational, the rest were just sitting there rotting in a field. They hit multiple rotting Tu-22s, and 2 A-50s that didn't even have engines on them. These were aircraft parked at operational air bases, just sitting there rotting with holes in them or no engines. It was a depressing watch, to see the reality of Soviet collapse and how it's affected Russian strategic aviation over three decades later.