Meanwhile, Ukraine's air force said air defense systems destroyed 15 out of 35 Russian drones that had been launched at Ukrainian energy and military infrastructure within the Mykolaiv, Sumy, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kherson and Kyiv regions. Two missiles were also launched by...
ground attack jets, carrying two fuel tanks and four five-tube B-13L rocket pods for firing 13 122mm unguided rockets, have confirmed that Ukraine has managed to restore at least one of the four Su-25s that North Macedonia donated to Kyiv in 2022 to an airworthy, combat-capable ...
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has requested more sophisticated aircraft to fight Russia's invasion, in particular, calling for F-15 and F-16 fighter jets. "The Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are heroically fighting against the enemy which is significantly superior," Zelenskyy ...
Poland to Supply Ukraine With Four MiG-29 Jets Poland to deliver four Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, with Slovakia set to offer another 10 in the future. Learn why Ukraine needs F-16s to change the situation at the front. Yevhen Alshan 16 Mar 2023 War Crimes Russia Rus...
He added that "the most pressing issue" is to equip the Ukrainian Air Force with more planes. He described Ukraine's air power as "uncomparable" to Russia's fleet. Last week, thePentagon scrapped a plan to send Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jetsto Ukraine citing logistics issues of flying ...
A major factor has been "the relative side-lining of tactical air power," the ministry said. Both sides have maintained their air defenses, preventing combat jets from providing effective air support for assaults, while the geographic size of the conflict has "hampered" offensives by both Russ...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday called on allied countries to deliver air defense systems and fighter jets to Ukraine in order to help better protect cities amid Russia's onslaught. Zelenskkysaidvia social media platform X that Ukraine also needs artillery to push back Russian ...
US Air Force F-16s. President Joe Biden said last week that the US would not provide the fighter jets to Kyiv© Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images They could also risk drawing Nato into the conflict, with one US official saying F-16s have “the potential to be provocative because of their ...
One change may be an increased role for Russia’s air force. As much as 80 per cent is thought to still be in good condition and western intelligence believes Russia is preparing to throw these jets and helicopters into the war. “The Russian air force has not so far been employed at ...