Ukraine’s Air Force Representative Says F-16 Arrival Will Ensure Victory in War

The representative of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuriy Ignat, said that with the arrival of the F-16 in Ukraine, we will win the war. These fighters can operate on ground, air and surface targets, and will also block the territory of Ukraine where there are no air defense systems.

Source: Ignat on air espreso.tv

Direct speech: “I’ll tell you more, when there are F-16s, we will win this war. If these planes come to Ukraine, they will be on combat duty in different regions at our operational airfields.

We emphasized to our partners about the need for the F-16 for Ukraine, because we cannot cover the entire territory of Ukraine with the air defense systems that have existed since Soviet times.

We receive deliveries of Western air defense systems: NASAMS, IRIS-T, Patriot and already SAMP / T, as well as air defense of the ground forces, from the main ones – Crotale, Gepard, Avenger.

The territory of the country and the length of the state border are large, and the front line, taking into account Belarus, Transnistria and the Black Sea coast, is more than 2.5 thousand km.

Accordingly, unfortunately, it will not be possible to block with air defense systems.

Therefore, we need the F-16, which has fighter cover, it is also part of the air defense. The fighter can work on air targets both from below and from above. Where there is no air defense, the F-16 will operate.”

Details: Ignat added that the Soviet MiGs and Su cannot yet effectively and efficiently work out against kamikaze drones, such as “Shaheds”, as well as against cruise missiles.

According to him, the F-16 is designed to become part of the air defense and effectively intercept these types of air targets.

In addition, with this fighter, the effectiveness of the use of HARM missiles, JDAM guided bombs, and so on will increase significantly.

The F-16 will help ground troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to quickly de-occupy Ukrainian territories, because it will strike at enemy command posts, military groups, and logistics supply chains.

These fighters also have anti-ship missiles. The representative of the Air Force noted that the F-16 is a multi-purpose aircraft that can operate on ground, air and surface targets, because it is also armed with Harpoon missiles.

needs of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but there is no official data on this.

On the eve of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte said that Ukraine can count on the unwavering support of his country in the issue of providing weapons, including aircraft.

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