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Russian fighter jets are superior to the American-Made F-16 fighter jets which were donated to Ukraine, said Yury Ignat, spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force (UAF).
“Unfortunately, today Russia has jets that see farther and missiles that fly farther. That’s even when compared to F-16s. They also have powerful air defenses, which work in tandem with aviation. If we talk about MiG-29s and Su-27s, they pale in comparison,” the spokesman said in an interview with the Ukrainskaya Pravda news outlet that was published on June 3.
It is unclear how many F-16s Ukraine has so far received out of the 85 pledged by Belgium, Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands, but the number is thought to be over ten. All the fighter jets are from the older Block 15 model, although they received the Mid-Life Update.
Last March, Ignat complained that the F-16 that Ukraine has “cannot compete one-on-one in an air battle” with the newer Russian fighter jets like the Su-35.
The UAF has already admitted losing three of its F-16, with the first loss being reported last August, and the later two in April then in May.
Russian S-400 long-range air defense systems and R-37M long-range air-to-air missiles, typically launched from Su-35, Su-57 and MiG-31 fighter jets, were blamed for all three losses, which Ukraine alleged were the results of incidents. Both systems can engage targets like an F-16 from a range close to 400 kilometers.
Just a day after Ignat’s latest interview, it was reported by Russian media that an F-16 of the UAF had disappeared from radars while conducting a mission over the Sumy region. An S-400 system was reportedly active in the nearby Russian region of Kursk at the time. A Su-35 armed with R-37M missiles was also flying over on patrol. Still, the UAF has not addressed these reports yet.
Like many other weapons supplied to Ukraine after the start of the Russian special military operation, the F-16 was touted by the mainstream media in the West as a game changer. So far, the fighter jets have done nearly nothing of value for the UAF. Ukraine continues to rely on its aging Soviet-made fighter jets for most missions.
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it’s going to be a long “hot” summer in russia…heheheh
still desperately trying to frighten people with childish threats we heard 20 times already and never happen. a good sign they are desperate.
you said that last summer.
russian can’t stop drone penetration from afu…heheheh
how’s the ukraine faring at fending off russian penetrations? any drones getting through? any missiles?
it will be much hotter in kiev.
folks, stop laughing at russia, the 3 days special military operation only started more than 3 years ago 🤣🤣🤣
do you recall the event that never took place? no? that’s unfortunate, as ukrainian propagandists now depend entirely on fictional claims. acknowledging reality would undermine their position. any rational observer should see the implications and advocate for peace. yet for them, it’s no longer truly about the country suffering immense destruction.
boris johnson your treaty breaking hero
how’s the ato coming along?
this is why russia went from ‘f-16s are nuclear escalation’ to literally not caring, at all, they were there… as soon as they were combat tested against something other than a sand nigger.
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americunt all worship money–as dollar now worth shit we will worship ruble
adoram dinheiro e sodomizar shlomo e mosheh
sentite la triade nucleare russa è stata quasi distrutta e questo è grave la russia non è più una potenza nucleare è vulnerabile, qualcuno può attaccare la triade nucleare americana sanno come si fa ma anche centrali nucleari i tubi del gas sanno come si fa’, tutti a difendere ucraina papa,trump europa,la russia risposta gli aeroporti gli diranno il giorno e l’ora e non ci saranno aerei tutti vanno col treno a kiev è sicuro i russi muoiono sui treni e ponti. tacete.
when ukraine finally admits something it is only to get more money or weapons .
big welfare cheques coming soon for the u.s. military industrial complex to stop the russians from sunbathing on their tanks at the english channel
we admit that americunt species sodomized by taliban is inferior to more advanced pygmys
who said the f-16 is a lawn dart, here @ sf? bravo, only the most crashed “fighter jet” in war and peace time.
stupid fake slav zionazi “ukrainian” pigs sure do love their freebies…
actually the nickname “lawn dart” came from the american pilots who had to fly them. i’m not sure about “most crashed”, though; i think the f104 “widow maker” (as the luftwaffe pilots named it) still has that distinction – although i may be wrong.
the nazi’s just figured that out that russia’s got superior weapons and it finally dawned on them.
haha, f16 fly like paper airplane from classroom window, then collapse to the ground.
it is important to note that the f-16am/bm mlu variants that ukraine is flying are at best 17-18 years old. so they stand no chance against modern russian aircraft.