Dnipro, Ukraine CNN —The depth and frequency of craters across the frontline city of Orikhiv are a blunt example of why Ukraine needs F-16 fighter jets urgently.
Ukrainian troops amassed around the city have the unenviable task of pushing through minefields towards an enemy that has long anticipated their advance.
Russian jets fire half-metric-ton bombs that glide in from afar – from outside of the reach of Ukraine’s air defenses – and then devastate Ukrainian positions at will.
So when Ukraine says it urgently needs F-16s, it is because Ukrainian troops are dying daily because of Russian air superiority.
Portuguese Air Force F-16 military fighter jets participate in NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission in Lithuanian airspace near Siauliai, on May 23.
Persons:
Stringer, “, Petras Malukas
Organizations:
Ukraine CNN, NATO, CNN, Portuguese Air Force, Air Policing Mission, Getty
Locations:
Dnipro, Ukraine, Orikhiv, Russian, Ukrainian, Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine’s, Moscow, Siauliai, AFP