F-16 is needed as ever: Ukrainian pilots told about difficulties in the fight against aircraft

Even the presence of Western missiles, such as HARM, cannot radically change the situation because their use is limited by range and accuracy, Ukrainian pilots said. The same F-16 missiles could be used with 100% efficiency. In an interview with CNN, Ukrainian pilots who perform combat missions on Su-25 aircraft were told about the complexity of confrontation with Russian combat aircraft.

According to one of the military personnel, if Ukraine had F-16 fighters, the counter-offensive forces of defense would be more effective and safer for Ukrainian fighters on the ground. One of the pilots, named Alexei, said that because of the outdated Su-25, they have to suffer losses in confrontation with Russian Su-35 fighter jets, which have advanced radars and rockets of long range.

According to him, since the full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation, he lost many combat companions, and he himself does not know about heavy battles in the air. "We lose a lot of planes through these interceptors. I lost my squadron commander and my driven in battle, they are both heroes of Ukraine. When you see the explosion of your colleague in your eyes, in real time, it is a shock," Alexei said.

Another Ukrainian serviceman, with the call sign "Spaz", noted the peculiarity of the enemy aviation. He explained that Russian planes are acting wavy as it was in Vietnam and Afghanistan. At the same time, our fighters lack the air. "They are constantly working on helicopters throughout the day, on planes," he said.

Meanwhile, Ukraine has received 45 Su-25 and MiG-29 aircraft from NATO and allies in Europe in total, however, according to a pilot with Jusa call sign, the difficulties faced by Ukrainian Air Force have failed. He stressed that Western countries could help by providing Ukraine with the desired F-16, which is needed as ever. "Our counter-offensive could be much more effective and much safer for our guys on Earth.

I think it could change the course of counter-offensive and all war, because the F-16 can do a lot of important work for our strength, for our resistance," - Jus stressed. The pilots also paid attention to the missiles provided by the West, such as the same HARM. According to our military, with Ukrainian aircraft, the use of such rockets is limited by range and accuracy, so HARM efficiency is reduced to 25%. "Unfortunately, in the case of HARM missiles, it is a little limited.

We cannot use 100% of their potential because of range restrictions, because of the limits of accuracy. The same missiles on the F-16 would be much more effective,"-said. Ukrainian pilots. But so far Russia retains the technological advantage in the air, it will be very difficult for Ukrainian pilots to displace the invaders from their sky. "At this time, we cannot do anything. We cannot fight them with our missiles, our radars. The F-16 will definitely help with this," Jus summed up.