Ukrainian pilots flying Western fighter jets F-16 and Mirage shot down a number of dozen Russian aerial targets throughout a mixed large-scale Russian assault on the night time of 23-24 April.
Supply: Colonel Yurii Ihnat, Head of the Communications Division of the Ukrainian Air Drive Command, on the nationwide joint 24/7 newscast
Quote: "The commander of the Air Drive praised the work of our tactical plane. Specifically, F-16 and Mirage pilots delivered fairly good outcomes right now: a number of dozen aerial targets have been shot down by our Ukrainian pilots. These included cruise missiles and Shahed drones.
After all, each Mirage and F-16 plane, in addition to the still-used Soviet-era fleet, can shoot down targets flying on aerodynamic trajectories – these are cruise missiles and drones. Sadly, plane can not intercept ballistic missiles, which is why our Patriot system handles them."
Particulars: Ihnat added that the effectiveness of Western plane in repelling Russian air assaults is sort of excessive.
Background: On the night time of 23-24 April, Russian forces launched 215 missiles of assorted varieties and drones on Ukraine, with the primary affect falling on town of Kyiv. Ukrainian air defence models shot down 112 Russian aerial targets, specifically 7 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, 31 Kh-101 cruise missiles, 6 Kalibr missiles, 4 Kh-59/Kh-69 air-to-surface missiles and 64 Shahed loitering munitions.
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