On Monday, the F-16 fighter jets handed over to Ukraine were used to repel a massive Russian attack.
This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky during a press conference, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“As part of this huge missile attack, we have already shot down some missiles with the help of F-16s, and we thank our partners for providing us with these F-16s,” he said.
At the same time, Zelensky added, “this is not enough, we don’t have many of them and we still need to train pilots.”
As Ukrinform reported, Russia used 127 missiles and 109 drones against Ukraine on August 26. They managed to shoot down 102 missiles and 99 drones. Seven people were killed and 47 injured. Energy facilities were damaged in several regions.
On August 27, Russia struck again at Ukraine. Air defense forces shot down 5 Kh-101 cruise missiles and 60 attack drones.
乌克兰通讯社记者援引总统泽连斯基在新闻发布会上的话报道，周一，移交给乌克兰的F-16战斗机被用于反击俄罗斯的大规模袭击。
他说，“作为反击这次大规模导弹袭击的一部分，我们已经在F-16的帮助下击落了一些导弹，我们感谢我们的合作伙伴为我们提供这些F-16。”
与此同时，泽连斯基补充道，“这还不够，我们没有很多F-16，我们还需要训练飞行员。”
据乌克兰通讯社报道，8月26日，俄罗斯对乌克兰使用了127枚导弹和109架无人机。他们成功击落了102枚导弹和99架无人机。7人死亡，47人受伤。多个地区的能源设施遭到破坏。
8月27日，俄罗斯再次袭击乌克兰。 防空部队击落5枚 Kh-101 巡航导弹和60架攻击无人机。
