Ukrainian F-16 pilots have shot down more than three thousand targets, including 666 missiles. Lieutenant General Anatolii Kryvonozhko, Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, said this, reports UNN.
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According to him, during the war in Ukraine, F-16 pilots have achieved significant success in shooting down aerial targets and carrying out air strikes against enemy facilities.
Our pilots are using the available F-16s as effectively as possible with a limited supply of ammunition. Using various types of weaponry, Ukrainian F-16 pilots have already shot down more than 3,150 aerial targets: 666 cruise missiles and approximately 2,500 UAVs of various types, and have carried out more than 650 air strikes against the enemy's ground targets
The representatives of the American company also discussed with the Ukrainian delegation the prospect of the Air Force transitioning to new modifications of the Fighting Falcon, specifically the F-16 Block 70/72.
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Ukraine and Belgium agreed to transfer three F-16 fighter jets by the end of 2026. Kyiv will receive the aircraft through an accelerated procedure.
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