Big Blow To Ukraine: F-16 Fighter Jets’ Delivery At Risk As Putin’s Offensive Intensifies In Kharkiv
In what could be a massive blow to Ukraine, the expected delivery of f-16 fighter jets may come too late. Newsweek reveals significant setback for Kyiv amid Russia’s offensive in Kharkiv. Ukrainian pilots have recently been finishing up training on the U.S-made jets, For most of the more than two-year war, these pilots have flown Soviet-era MIG aircraft.
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31 comments
F16 are no match to Russia
Zelensky the child molester is over
Putin already blew up the Runways . Zelensky can sell the Planes like he did everything else + pocket the money !
Danke fur das Hochladen sehr intressant
maybe this jet is INVISIBLE that can attack without being seen just like the tanks they over hype now in Moscow parade show🤣🤣
That's coded language the US must have warned them not to.
Europe and the U.S. is run by a mob SATANIC SOCIOPATHS!
F16 with white flag 🤣🤣🤣
It's over and "they" know it. I wonder what diversions will take place to hide the real truth?
keep dreaming and begging Zelenski, accept the fact you are the reason Ukraine loosing……peace talk with Russia is good
Question is where would the F16 operate from. Ukraine? Russia will destroy the place, NATO country? Will invite counter strike! So F16 is off the table
Long live Russia wish you well Russia from Britain.
'Biden' "Make no mistake, F-16's mean WWIII, it's never going to happen." – ONE YEAR LATER 'Biden' "Were delivering a score of F-16's to Ukraine!"
The F-16s being sent are just AIRFIX models. Provide your own glue. Should have read the small print, Zelensky.
The delays sending F-16's to Ukraine is because they are OLD and WORN OUT jets that take a lot of time to make air worthy Far from being ( yet another ) Game Changer.
Times of India usual garbage. Stick to producing curry.
Those jets are so old they are fueled by coal.
Arrivals of Abram tanks were claimed by the western politicians and
media to be a game changer but now after they were reduced to wreckage none of the so-called experts in the west are talking about it. The reality is F16s like Abrams will be only as good as the people operating it.
Nato countries have already agreed to supply F-16's . If jackass Zelensky hasn't got them there is another reason holding things up .
Absolute rubbish from a pro-Russia media outlet based, you guessed it – in India, a country making billions from processing Russian oil. If Russia wins in Ukraine, guess what India – China will come after your disupted lands because they also realise that violence wins over democracy and morality.
russian looks pretty weak with no air defence , planes getting smashed on the air port,
F 16 US jet fighters that set in Denmark and Netherland are too far to ukraine for fighting Russian, F 16 may run out of fuels too have air field in ukraine or any nat countries Russian may have the ability to destroy F 16 jet fighters and also air field near by, remember Russian troops have eyes in the sky will see you,
R U puppets of Putin???
Zelensky is weak. ukraina needs better leader to deal with Putin .
For every hour of flight time, the f-16 requires 17 hours of maintaining, who is going to do that?
The old F-16 can still carry nukes.
They can send 1000 F-16's, they won't make the slightest difference. Keep in mind that the U.S. hasn't won a major conflict since WW2 and even then Russia did most of the heavy lifting in Europe.
They lost against Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and are getting their backside handed to them by Russia in their proxy war in Ukraine. This not a criticism of the troops themselves as as soldiers bravery is not restricted to the winning side, but the arrogance of the U.S. Governments Military leadership. Russia and it's allies are more than ready for anything that U.S./NATO and their EU minions are able to throw at them if they have anything left.
Basic training with no F16 combat experience. USELESS.
F16 are outdated rubbish now anyhooo.
Sorry, but where are the Ukraine pilots to fly them. And one hour in air for 40 years old fighters will mean 10 hours at groundwork by skilled mechanics. Where will you get them, and what about the spare parts? Who has enough of them, and in the correct right time, and not way too late, delivering them?
People focusing entirely on the aircraft show how little they know about air warfare – the aircrafts capabilities and performances are important factors in the hands of a well trained pilot. The pilots capabilities and understanding of the systems available to him is what really matters (should anyobe doubt this I refer to von Rosen in Biafra).
All the time during the Cold War it was clear that the Warsaw pacht airforces received less than half the annual flying time as that of NATO air forces. I don't know if that has changed to day but if it has not I'd bet on the NATO trained pilots any day