Kremlin says F-16 fighter jets delivered to Ukraine will be ‘shot down’

Russia said today that the F-16 fighter jets promised by the West to Ukraine would be “shot down”, clarifying that the fighters, some of which have already been delivered, would have little effect on the battlefield. “There is no magic medicine either [είναι] panacea and the air forces of the Kiev regime will not have this panacea,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “These aircraft (…) will be shot down. But, of course, these traditions can also have a significant impact on the course of events on the front,” he added. Ukraine has been asking its Western partners for nearly two years to deliver F-16s, considered the crown jewel in the long list of military equipment that Kiev has requested for its support. The American-built fighter is renowned for its accuracy, speed and range. Kiev hopes that its inclusion in its air fleet will allow it to better protect itself from […]
Source: News Beast

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