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WATCH: Ukraine Shoots Down Another Russian Su-25 Fighter in Donetsk Region

Fighters from the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade, known as the Knights of the Winter Campaign, used man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) to bring down the aircraft.

By Kyiv Post

Aug. 28, 2024

Together with F-16s, Ukraine May Receive JASSM Cruise Missiles for Them

The White House is considering transferring long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, which would significantly increase the effectiveness of Ukraine’s F-16 fighters.

By Bohdan Tuzov

Aug. 26, 2024

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F-16 Decoy Sporting Ukrainian Markings Sighted at Danish Defense Show

The Czech company Inflatech has added an inflatable F-16 Viper fighter aircraft to its range of decoys but are Ukraine’s Air Force markings significant?

By Kyiv Post

Aug. 25, 2024

Ukrainian Kursk Air Strikes Expose Russian Critical Vulnerabilities

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OPINION: Ukrainian Kursk Air Strikes Expose Russian Critical Vulnerabilities

For one of the few time since Russia’s war against Ukraine began Kyiv’s forces are benefitting for air support as it advances into Russia and the positive results are evident.

By Hans Petter Midttun

Aug. 21, 2024

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Ukrainian Air Defenses Shoot Down Russian Su-34 Bomber in Kursk Region

Overnight, the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces shot down a Russian Su-34 bomber operating in Russian airspace over the Kursk region where Kyiv’s troops were engaged in operations on the ground below.

By Kyiv Post

Aug. 14, 2024

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Video Shows Ukrainian Su-24M Fencer Launching a Pair of Storm Shadow Missiles

For the first time the Armed Forces of Ukraine has issued a video of the launch of the Anglo/French Storm Shadow cruise missiles from a Su-24M bomber.

By Kyiv Post

Aug. 6, 2024

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Russian Opposition Leader Wounded by Drone Attack in the Kyiv Region

After Kyiv's air defenses shot down a Kremlin Shahed UAV, the debris hit the suburban home of the only Duma member who voted against Moscow’s annexation of Crimea a decade ago.

By Kyiv Post

Aug. 1, 2024

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Drones Set Ablaze Power Plant in Russia’s Belgorod Region

Ukrainian drones scored two successful strikes on Russia’s power grid in Russia’s Belgorod and Orlovsky regions, as the countries sent aerial drone raids on mutual overnight assaults.

By Kyiv Post

July 29, 2024

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ANALYSIS: Ukrainian F-16s Get Latest US Air Force Electronic Warfare and Jamming Software

ANALYSIS: Russian Missile Strike on Children’s Hospital Was Probably Intentional

ANALYSIS: Ukraine F-16 Update: Dutch Defense Minister Says Long-Awaited Fighters Arriving ‘in the Near Future’

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ANALYSIS: Ukraine F-16 Update: Dutch Defense Minister Says Long-Awaited Fighters Arriving ‘in the Near Future’

According to Amsterdam, Ukraine most likely will first use F-16s for air defense, not surface attack. And Athens wants to add some advanced variants of the warplane to Kyiv’s combat fleet.

By Stefan Korshak, Christopher Stewart

July 19, 2024

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Russian Missile Strike Targets Likely F-16 Airfield in Starokostyantyniv

Kyiv says all weapons were shot down and Ukraine’s only airfield ever to handle frontline US combat aircraft was undamaged. Russia has been pounding the base repeatedly for some time.

By Stefan Korshak

July 12, 2024

Ukrainian Air Force

ANALYSIS: Russian Missile Strike on Children’s Hospital Was Probably Intentional

All the evidence shows Russia executed a complex missile strike operation to avoid Kyiv’s best air defenses and precisely hit its intended targets, one of which was the kids’ hospital.

By Kyiv Post

July 11, 2024

OPINION: Ukraine’s Foreign Flying Legion That Wasn’t

A Foreign Flying Legion may be Ukraine’s best chance – much like WWI’s French Lafayette Escadrille or WWII’s Flying Tigers in China, private US citizens could bring a significant impact to the war.

By Jeffrey Fischer

July 9, 2024

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ANALYSIS: F-16 ‘Viper’ Combat Debut in Ukraine’s Skies Will Be Slow, Careful and Risk-Averse

Ukraine’s airmen are attempting something difficult: Deploying an unfamiliar, modern fighter into an air war in progress, against a more powerful opponent. It’s not going as smoothly as hoped.

By Stefan Korshak, Christopher Stewart

July 3, 2024

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Fifty Ukrainian F-16 Maintenance Specialists Complete Training in Denmark

“My recommendation to Ukrainians: before embarking on risky missions, the pilots need to become well-versed in the use of these aircraft,” says Denmark’s Air Force commander.

By Interfax-Ukraine

June 30, 2024