Western fighters, which the Kyiv authorities have been thinking about, have finally come true. A social media announcement by the foreign minister of Lithuania was like a bombshell, blowing up the calm of the battlefield in Ukraine. The first batch of Western-aided F-16 fighter jets has quietly arrived in Ukraine, and the confirmation of anonymous sources in the United States has confirmed the news. The Ukrainian army is about to face Western F-16 fighter jets in a historic way, which undoubtedly provides Ukraine with more tactical options and adds uncertainty to the situation. The arrival of F-16 is the "timely rain" of the Ukrainian army, or the "spoiler" of the war situation? Everything is yet to be determined.
Russian warships were heavily damaged, and the Black Sea Fleet was in an embarrassment
The addition of F-16 seems to have injected a boost into the Ukrainian army, and within a few days, Russia suffered a round of large-scale air strikes. The Ukrainian army announced that it had carried out an air strike on the Russian Black Sea Fleet on the Crimean Peninsula, claiming to have seriously damaged four S-400 anti-aircraft missile launchers and sunk a Russian submarine. If this news is true, then the losses of the Russian army in the Crimea can be described as heavy. Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Ukrainian army has claimed to have destroyed a total of 28 Russian warships through sporadic attacks. There are very few large warships left in the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and some people jokingly call them "Russian Black Sea submarine detachments", although this statement is playful, but it also vividly depicts the predicament of the Russian army.
The role of the F-16 is limited, and it is difficult to change the situation of the war
However, despite the fact that the addition of the F-16 has added new combat strength to the Ukrainian army, several key factors have limited its role. First, the West supplies too few F-16s and not enough trained Ukraine pilots. At present, all NATO member states have pledged to provide just over 60 F-16s, and the Russia Aerospace Forces have more than ten times the size of fighter jets. The first batch of trained Ukrainian pilots is only about 20 people, and they can only operate more than 10 aircraft at most, which is difficult to play a major role. Secondly, the F-16 provided to Ukraine is basically the F-16C / D model, which has no technical advantages. In the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield with a high density of air defense, it is difficult for a limited F-16 to make a big difference. Finally, the Ukrainian army lacks the system and support for the use of the F-16, which also greatly limits the role of the F-16. Therefore, although Ukraine got the F-16, it is difficult to have a significant impact on the situation on the battlefield in the short term.
When Putin mentions peace talks again, what is the measure in his heart
Interestingly, although the Ukrainian army has not yet been able to compete for air supremacy with Russia, Russia President Vladimir Putin seems to want to restart peace talks. The statement of the press secretary of the president of Russia has caused a lot of speculation. What Putin is looking forward to most now is actually the change in the political situation in United States, especially the arrival of Republican candidate Donald Trump. He expects Trump to cut military aid to Ukraine, when it will be time for Russia to force Ukraine back to the negotiating table. Is Putin's resurgence of peace talks a sincere or strategic move? What measure did he have in mind? All this is worth pondering and discussing.
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