Ukrainian planes are immediately defeated as they start from the airport. This was expressed by the Commander of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykola Oleshchuk on the Rada TV channel.
“… We will not have time to take off from the airport yet and our plane will be in the affected area. Our planes are bombed every day. “There are bombardments both from the ground and from the air,” he said.
Oleshchuk also noted that the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine each time during their mission from five to nine Russian aircraft of various types.
On August 19, US Air Force Commander James Hecker announced that the American F-16 warplanes will provide New capabilities of the Ukrainian Air Force, but it should not be expected to penetrate the powerful air defense of Russia.
The day before, Hecker announced that the first American F-16 fighters may appear next year in Ukraine, but their development at a sufficiently high level will take up to five years due to the inexperience of the local staff.
On August 15, Yury Ignat, adviser to the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported that the Russian military is using the technique of rapidly changing the trajectory of missiles. opens difficulty identifying them.
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