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Evidence of actual damage to Ukrainian aircraft is pretty thin, but signs of image manipulation and Kremlin-style disinformation tactics are a lot stronger.
11h ago
F-16
“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.
2d ago
France
The first video of a Ukrainian pilot using French AASM Hammer precision-guided munitions, which were delivered in January 2024, has been released on X.
Jun. 29
Patriot
Ukrainian guardsmen encountered a Russian Su-25 “Grach” attack aircraft (NATO: Frogfoot) on a combat sortie in the Donetsk region and took it on.
Jun. 28
War in Ukraine
A Russian Su-27 fighter shot a missile at an unescorted British RC-135 flying in the same area in September 2022. It missed. The Thursday patrol with RAF fighters went off without reported incidents.
Jun. 28
F-16
Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway have committed to supplying Ukraine with approximately 80 American-made F-16 fighters.
Jun. 20
Russia
70 out of 80 Ukrainian drones were reportedly shot down over the Rostov region, just across the Kerch Strait from Ukraine and home to a swathe of Russian military facilities.
Jun. 14
Georgia
There were some peculiar aspects to the crash that suggest there was more to the incident than simply a technical malfunction during a training flight.
Jun. 13
France
Argentina is in talks with Paris to transfer to Ukraine five of its French fighter aircraft rendered inoperable due to maintenance issues stemming from post-Falkland War sanctions.
Jun. 13
Aviation
Just after midnight on Tuesday, June 11, Russian telegram channels reported the downing of a plane in North Ossetia that had been involved in the bombing of Syria and Ukraine.
Jun. 11
F-16
The Kremlin has vowed any NATO personnel helping Kyiv attack Russia would be legitimate targets.
Jun. 10
Drones
Ukraine’s defense intelligence said it managed to damage a Su-57 stealth fighter for the first time during an overnight drone strike at the Akhtubinsk air base close to 600km from the front.
Jun. 9
War in Ukraine
Ukraine targeted a military airbase in North Ossetia, causing minor damage according to the governor, who added that officials are on high alert and all mass events in Mozdoksky district are canceled.
Jun. 8
Security
Russia’s far east, North Pacific Ocean Sakhalin Island airport plans to buy anti-drone technology, fearing attacks from where - the US, Japan, North Korea, China, or Ukraine?
Jun. 8
War in Ukraine
Paris will give Mirage fighters to Ukraine and train 4,500 troops in France; Biden and Macron call Putin “tyrant bent on domination”; Zelensky says first weeks of June will determine the whole year.
Jun. 7
Moscow
The epidemic of Russian airliners suffering in-flight emergencies caused by lack of spares and maintenance due to Western sanctions continues unabated.
May. 31