Ukraine reportedly destroyed the Russian landing ship Novocherkassk in Feodosia in occupied Crimea during the early hours of Dec. 26, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk announced. “And the fleet in Russia is getting smaller and smaller,” the post reads. “This time, the large landing ship Novocherkask…Thanks to the Air Force […]
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Ukraine’s military shot down 28 out of 31 Shahed drones and two missiles launched by Russia overnight on Dec. 25, the Air Force wrote. The drones were destroyed in Odesa, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Donetsk, Kirovohrad, and Khmelnytskyi oblasts, according to the Air Force. Odesa Oblast’s air defenses downed 17 of the […]
Ukraine will not receive its first batch of F-16 fighters in 2023, admitted Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat on national television on Dec. 23. Ukraine’s partner countries are currently preparing the first batch of fighter jets for delivery. Read also: France to begin training Ukrainian pilots in early 2024 […]
Ukraine’s anti-aircraft missile system downed a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber jet near the occupied Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported on Dec. 24. The Sukhoi Su-34 is a twin-seat jet. The Air Force didn’t specify whether there were two pilots or one. Oleshchuk also said the Air […]
Officials in the Biden administration had planned to keep a Chinese spy balloon that hovered over the US secret from the public, it has been claimed, with a top Air Force commander admitting the balloon exposed gaps in their intelligence gathering. The balloon entered US airspace on 28 January and […]
Ukraine downed 14 of the 15 Shahed-type drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force said on Dec. 24. Ukrainian authorities have warned that Russian attacks are expected to escalate during the winter, with Moscow focusing on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and other civilian sites. The drones were launched from Primorsko-Akhtarsky […]
The Russians launched attack drones towards Ukraine on the evening of 21 December. Source: Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram Quote: “An enemy Shahed UAV group is heading towards Mykolaiv Oblast from Kherson Oblast!” At 21:06, the military reported that Shahed drones were moving through Mykolaiv Oblast towards the north-west. There […]
US Air Force legend Robert “Bob” Pardo, known for his selfless action known as “Pardo’s Push” during the Vietnam War, has died Dec. 5 in College Station, Texas. He was 89. On March 10, 1967, Pardo, then a US Air Force captain, and weapons officer 1st Lt. Steve Wayne were […]