F-16 fighter jets raise hopes in Ukraine

After many delays, Ukraine announced this month that it has begun receiving US F-16 fighter jets from its European allies. As Voice of America correspondent Mariia Prus reports, the number of planes donated so far is unknown, but plans are for about 20 to be sent to Ukraine within this year. The long-awaited F-16 fighter jets took to the sky of Ukraine. The video, released on August 4 by the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is the first official confirmation of the supply of F-16s to Kev. This is a major breakthrough for the Ukrainian air force, which until recently only had Soviet-era fighter jets. General James Hecker, Commander of the US Air Force in Europe, says that the F-16s are not expected to bring major changes to the battlefield in the face of advanced Russian systems. “It will not be that golden bullet, that suddenly, after the supply of F-16 aircraft, they will dominate the airspace”, he says. Retired US Air Force Colonel Jeffrey Fischer says that the F-16 aircraft are very advanced and that depending on the number, their impact will also increase. “When you get to 12, 24, 36 it becomes challenging. Because now Ukraine is …

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