According to the Ukrainian military, three Russian fighter-bombers were shot down in the nation’s south. According to Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk, the Su-34 aircraft were shot down on Friday at midday. He mentioned in his statement that “Die, bitches” was written on a Russian drone that had crashed.
President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to the servicemen who shot down the Russian fighters in the Kherson area during his nighttime speech on Friday. “It’s the direct action of the Odesa Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade and the victory of our Air Force. I’m grateful, gentlemen. He stated.
“And may every Russian pilot be well aware of our response to every Russian killer — none of them will go unpunished.”Although Russian war blogger Fighterbomber said there had been losses, most likely because of the Patriot missile air defense system, the Kremlin has not responded to the charges made by Ukraine.
The Voenniy Osvedomitel (“Military Informant”) channel on Telegram, another war blogger, also reported “losses among Su-34 bombers,” claiming that these aircraft were being used to drop glide bombs on the Ukrainian bridgehead in Krynky, on the east bank of the Dnipro river that is under Russian control.
Zelensky added that he had a conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte regarding the supply of F-16 aircraft to Ukraine and the approval of a new EU help package worth 50 billion euros ($55 billion).
“The first F-16 fighter jets to be sent to Ukraine are being prepared by the Netherlands. We started with political decisions about aircraft provision, trained engineers and pilots, and are now executing the technical aspect, which is the real delivery of F-16 fighters,” he stated.
At a time when Kyiv is under attack on all fronts, the Netherlands declared on Friday that it was getting ready to send 18 of the F-16 combat fighters that the US had promised to Ukraine.After Ukrainian pilots received training, Denmark and the Netherlands declared in August that they would supply up to 61 aircraft, with US consent.