SH Ukraine's
hopes and challenges after long wait for F-16s
3 days ago
Abdujalil
Abdurasulov and Chris Partridge
In Kyiv and London
Ukrainian presidency
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has been waiting for the F16s for a year
and a half
The first F-16 fighter
jets are set to arrive in Ukraine from Nato member states, after many months of
preparation and pilot training.
Ukraine’s President
Volodymyr Zelensky has said they are essential to help Ukrainians push back
against Russia's aerial dominance and “unblock the skies”.
Russian forces have been
preparing for the Ukrainian F-16s too.
They have targeted a number of Ukrainian military airfields and there
are growing concerns that these long-awaited jets will be attacked and
destroyed soon after they arrive.
In July alone, at least
three airfields have come under attack: Myrhorod and Kryvyi Rih in central
Ukraine and one in southern Odesa region.
Moscow claims it has
destroyed five Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jets and one MiG-29, along with a radar
and valuable Patriot air defence launchers.
Kyiv authorities are keeping mostly silent and the air force has
refused a BBC request for comment, claiming on social media that the destroyed
jets and air defence system were in reality decoys that had cost Russia several
expensive Iskander missiles.
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