Published November 01,2023
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Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu mentioned on Wednesday that going by statistics Russian air protection programs will shoot down all F-16 fighter jets promised to Ukraine in a matter of 20 days.
Speaking at a gathering in Moscow, Shoygu claimed a complete of 1,400 air targets, together with 37 Ukrainian planes and 6 ATACMS missiles, had been shot down in air battles in October.
“I would like to emphasize that 37 aircraft (that were shot down by Russian air defense in the past month) is almost twice the number of F-16 aircraft that are guaranteed to Ukraine. That is, with such work of our air defense system, it is about 20 days of work,” he mentioned.
He mentioned Ukraine has run out of reserves, its troopers are demoralized, and regardless of the provision of latest NATO weapons, its military has been retreating.
In August, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on go to to Denmark and the Netherlands, mentioned with the US permission, a number of Western international locations agreed to switch F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.
Source: www.anews.com.tr