Russian air superiority is constantly asserted and overwhelming.
The Ukrainians are left without planes, helicopters, and infrastructure, so sending F-16s to a country that has no military airfields seems like a joke.
In just one day, within 24 hours, the Ukrainians lost seven valuable aircraft to the same plane.
As the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on October 20, 2023, Russian forces shot down 7 Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jets during fighting on the Ukrainian front.
The Russian army did not reveal the areas where the Russian air defense forces shot down the Ukrainian planes, but the ministry explained that the Russian air defense and air forces shot down a total of 12 planes last week.
Total Shots:10 MiG-29 fighters
2 Su-25 attack aircraft
2 Mi-8 helicopters.
There is no…left wing
In addition, 314 Ukrainian drones were destroyed during the week.
On October 19, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter was shot down near the village of Troitskoe in Donetsk; A Su-25 was destroyed in the city of Dnipro and a Mi-8 helicopter was intercepted in the Kharkiv region.
The previous day, a Ukrainian Air Force Mi-8 helicopter was shot down by a barrage of ammunition near the village of Umanskoye in Donetsk.
Ukrainian forces have not intercepted a single Russian aircraft since the start of the bloody counterattack, a miserable failureo On June 4, 2023, this is what the government stated officially and also from independent sources.
The Ukrainians lost 500 aircraft
Russian forces have destroyed 500 Ukrainian combat aircraft and more than 250 helicopters since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine.The Russian Ministry of Defense announced.
“In total, the following targets have been destroyed since the start of the special military operation: 500 aircraft, 252 helicopters, 8104 drones, The ministry said in a statement that 441 surface-to-air missile systems, 12,778 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,165 multiple rocket launchers, 6,837 field artillery and mortars, and 14,463 special automated military vehicles.
Impasse
British experts told The Independent that the Ukrainian army has reached a stalemate after the summer counteroffensive, and that the supply of F-16s will not help change the situation on the battlefield.
As experts mentioned, The United States should begin transferring F-16 fighters to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2024, but it will be difficult to conquer the air with these aircraft alone due to the fact that the Russian Aerospace Forces operate in the region.
Their level of development is high and well organized.
“You really need air superiority to have the opportunity to conduct large-scale maneuvers,” says Patrick Burry, one of the analysts involved in the research.
According to The Independent, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ summer offensive campaign showed that the Ukrainian military It can only carry out operations with formations of no more than 100 soldiersTheir actions cease to be coherent and coordinated once they engage in combined arms combat.
Experts who spoke to The Independent are convinced that the Ukrainian army has reached a dead end and this situation on the front may continue for it throughout 2024, unless exceptional measures are taken.
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