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Ukraine's hopes and challenges after long wait for F-16s. The first F-16 fighter jets are set to arrive in Ukraine from Nato member states, after many months of preparation and pilot training.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said they are essential to help Ukrainians push back against Russia's aerial dominance and “unblock the skies”. Russian forces have been preparing for the Ukrainian F-16s too. They have targeted a number of Ukrainian military airfields and there are growing concerns these long-awaited jets will be attacked & destroyed soon after they arrive.

In July alone, at least three airfields have come under attack: Myrhorod and Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine and one in southern Odesa region.

Moscow claims it has destroyed  5-Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jets & one MiG-29, along with a radar & valuable Patriot air defence launchers. Kyiv authorities are keeping mostly silent & air force has refused a BBC request for comment, claiming on social media the destroyed jets & air defence system were in reality decoys and had cost Russia several expensive Iskander missiles.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0kr240gd18o