Will there be public evidence that an Ukrainian piloted F-16 gains an air-to-air kill of a manned Russian aircraft or helicopter during 2024? This question excludes drone or unmanned vehicle kills.
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3.00Seems like a second unconfirmed kill. Despite no official confirmation, I believe that the "public evidence" threshold will be met in the next two months.
https://defence-blog.com/ukrainian-f-16-reportedly-shoots-down-second-russian-su-34/
@jonjordanc3f0 it is "a Ukrainian" not "an Ukranian". "Ukraine" starts with a Y sound, "yoo-cray-nee-in". To check if it's correct, just say it out loud and see if it sounds good
@CharlieGarcia interesting. Keeping some NO mostly for the case relevant evidence doesn't become public in time.
@CharlieGarcia possibile, but not yet confirmed: https://www.eurasiantimes.com/ukraines-f-16-or-patriot-hit-to-kill-missil/?amp
Aim120 has roughly the range of a patriot, and bombers are usually escorted.
Ukraine has has 1/10th of the f16 training that Poland pilots receive. It would be a risky action, but Ukraine is in a very tight spot rn.
IMHO needs confirmation.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3882360-us-administration-new-announcements-on-f16s-for-ukraine-should-be-expected-next-week.html
We should expect some news about F-16s the coming days.