F-16s will have to be 40 km away from the front because of the risk of being shot down - Syrskyi
Kyiv • UNN
Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Syrsky said that the F-16s would strengthen Ukraine's air defense, but would have limitations. The fighter jets must be located more than 40 kilometers from the front line because of the risk of being shot down by Russian forces.
F-16 fighters will help the Ukrainian Defense Forces repel Russian attacks, but will have limitations. The F-16s will have to be located at a distance of more than 40 kilometers from the front line. This was stated by Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi in an interview with The Guardian, UNN reports .
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According to Syrsky, the F-16s will strengthen Ukraine's air defense. They will allow Kyiv to fight Russian cruise missiles more effectively and hit ground targets with precision.
However, he emphasized that there are limits to the F-16's capabilities. According to Syrsky, the planes should be at a distance of "40 km or more" from the front line because of the risk that Moscow will shoot them down.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saidthat Ukraine has not yet received the new F-16 fighter jets it needs to help counter Russian air dominance.
Zelenskyy also noted that Ukraine needs to reduce training on F-16s , expand the base for F-16 training, and increase the number of aircraft in the near future, not in 3-5 years.
