Thumpalumpacus
Lieutenant Colonel
First mention of F-16s in combat in Ukraine:
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired a barrage of dozens of missiles and drones across Ukraine for a second day on Tuesday, including some that Ukraine's president said were shot down by Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets before they reached their targets.
The onslaught killed at least five people, destroying a hotel, homes and residential buildings as well as critical infrastructure in multiple Ukrainian regions.
The capital and other towns and cities endured power outages in sweltering heat.
As it often does in public statements after Russian bombing raids, Ukraine's military listed the Russian regions and occupied territories where the weapons were launched. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials have called repeatedly for the U.S. to lift restrictions and let Ukraine strike deep inside Russia to hit military infrastructure responsible for the war.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired a barrage of dozens of missiles and drones across Ukraine for a second day on Tuesday, including some that Ukraine's president said were shot down by Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets before they reached their targets.
The onslaught killed at least five people, destroying a hotel, homes and residential buildings as well as critical infrastructure in multiple Ukrainian regions.
The capital and other towns and cities endured power outages in sweltering heat.
As it often does in public statements after Russian bombing raids, Ukraine's military listed the Russian regions and occupied territories where the weapons were launched. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials have called repeatedly for the U.S. to lift restrictions and let Ukraine strike deep inside Russia to hit military infrastructure responsible for the war.
Russian missiles and drones kill 5 across Ukraine, as F-16 fighters down some of them
Zelenskyy said the attacks included 81 drones, as well as cruise and ballistic missiles and that 16 people were injured.