"Airplanes are already in the Ukrainian sky"

Ukraine received the first F-16

Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources, reports that the first batch of American F-16 fighters has already arrived in Ukraine.

The exact number of aircraft received by Ukraine is still unknown. The sources of the agency announced the "small" number of aircraft provided.

According to journalists, the deadline for the supply of aircraft established at the end of July of the current year was observed.

On July 10, the United States, the Netherlands and Denmark announced that the F-16 fighters provided Ukraine.

The Netherlands and Denmark announced their desire to convey their desire to convey in early August 2023. Then it was reported that the Netherlands will provide 42 fighters, and Denmark-19. In addition, six F-16 plans to transfer Norway.

It is still unclear whether Ukrainian pilots who have trained with Western allies will be able to immediately begin to use the received fighters over the past months, or this process will take more time, Bloomberg sources explained.

“According to my reports, Ukraine has already received six aircraft,” Alexander Musienko, head of the Kyiv Center for Military Legal Studies, tells Novi-Europe.

-Sources claim that the F-16 is already completing tasks in the Ukrainian sky. And even there are already the first successes in the implementation of these combat missions. First of all, airplanes will strengthen air defense,

Gradually introducing them into the air protection system. The weapons of fighters allows them to shoot down Russian cruise missiles and drones. I can assume that planes could already take part in the prevention of a massive attack of drones that happened recently. Then the Armed Forces were shot down by 89 drones. ”

According to Alexander Musienko, in the future the F-16 will also be used for shelling of Russian ground military facilities in the occupied territories. Another task for fighters will be to push Russian aviation into a distance, with which it will be impossible to discard planning air bombs to Ukrainian positions.

“Ukraine has serious hopes even on a small number of transmitted aircraft,” continues Alexander Musienko. - By the end of the year, at least one squadron of 12-14 western sides should be in the ranks. This will strengthen the air forces of Ukraine, will allow you to effectively fight Russian air defense and clear the way for further blows. The F-16 can carry many types of various weapons, including the Jassm Air-Air-Surface missile flying 500 kilometers. I am sure that we will soon hear the news about the use of fighters from the battlefield. ”