Yurii Ihnat

An enemy drone flew over Moldova before being destroyed by Ukrainian air defense systems, a spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.

All 10 members of the russian crew were killed when their A-50U long-range radar detection aircraft was shot down.

The Air Force spokesperson believes that massive missile strikes by russia are not excluded in the coming days, but vigilance must always be maintained.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine always waits for official information from KIISE experts to identify the types of missiles the enemy uses to strike Ukraine.

A spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force said that the F-16 fighters will be equipped with bombs and missiles currently used on MiG-29 and Su-27 aircraft, but will be able to use them more effectively than Soviet-era fighters.

A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force said that while Russia may experiment with drones in the future, they have not yet seen evidence of their use, and the drones they have seen so far fly at a constant speed of over 100 km/h.

According to the spokesperson for the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has fired more than 8,000 missiles and 4,637 Shahed drones at Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Air Force spokesman said that Russian aviation has reduced its activity in areas where several Russian planes were recently shot down and has moved its A-50 aircraft further away from the Ukrainian border.

As practice shows, the destruction of Russian aircraft leads to the fact that they refuse to fly so many flights in the northern, southern, and eastern directions for some time for fear of being hit.

Ukraine is adapting its infrastructure to accommodate future F-16s by modifying runways and airfields to support the new aircraft.

The Ukrainian Air Force spokesman did not rule out the possibility that Russia used North Korean KN-23 missiles in today's attack on Ukraine.

Ukraine is urgently switching to F-16 aircraft with the help of other countries through the training of the aviation coalition.

Currently, there are no female F-16 pilots in Ukraine, but the Air Force Command spokesperson hopes this will change in the future.

On February 14, the coalition will present a report on the preparation of F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine at a meeting of the Ramstein Contact Group on Ukraine's defense.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces say that we have waited for the official examination of the KSRIFE experts, who confirmed that Russia hit Ukraine with a Zircon missile.

Ukraine's electronic warfare system is effectively intercepting and disabling some russian attack drones and missiles without using firepower, reports a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force.

F-16s have weapons capable of shooting down drones and missiles, but this needs to be practiced.

NATO countries neighboring Ukraine have begun to respond more actively to threats from Russian missiles and drones near their borders.

Ukraine is adapting its infrastructure to ensure the safe operation of future F-16 fighters and to prevent them from being attacked by the Russian armed forces.

Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat explained that, based on past statistics of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine, it is difficult to predict the time of the next strike due to the different intervals between attacks.

Experts are examining the missile debris to determine the types of missiles used by Russia in its attacks on Ukraine.

For the F-16 training in Ukraine, pilots with combat experience and knowledge of English were selected.

Russians have started to use ballistic missiles more often to strike Ukraine, but some missiles do not reach their targets due to technical problems in their production.

The air force spokesperson believes that Poland should respond to potential unplanned hostile military activity in the region, and therefore issued a navigational warning to civilian airspace users about possible activation of its military aviation along the border with russia and belarus.

A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force said that while statements by other countries give the impression that Ukraine has many air defense systems, it needs much more, especially ballistic missile defense systems such as additional Patriot systems.

Spain trains Ukrainian servicemen in the maintenance of Patriot missile systems in Valencia to strengthen Ukraine's air defense.

At least three Russian planes were shot down at the Belbek airfield in occupied Crimea, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force reports.

Russian troops are increasingly using ballistic missiles in their attacks on Ukraine, as they are harder to shoot down by air defenses than cruise missiles and drones.

Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat urged Ukrainians to wait for official confirmation of the consequences of the "explosions" at the Belbek military airfield in occupied Crimea.

A spokesman for Ukraine's Air Force says the country will receive its first F-16 fighters from allies by the end of 2024, with Ukrainian pilots currently undergoing training on the aircraft, particularly in Denmark.