Weirdmusic@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · edit-217 days agoUkraine’s new fighters: ‘They say F-16s are manna from heaven. Far from it’www.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down13file-text
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Kyiv’s forces are due to receive the aircraft within weeks, but analysts say they are unlikely to be a game-changer.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·17 days agoThe Ukrainians have been pretty busy with shaping operations in Crimea, i.e. blowing up as much air defence as they can. The F-16s could have a real impact on making Russia’s position there untenable.
The Ukrainians have been pretty busy with shaping operations in Crimea, i.e. blowing up as much air defence as they can. The F-16s could have a real impact on making Russia’s position there untenable.