Live Conflict Ukraine-Russia War

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Footage of strikes by Russian ODAB-500 bombs equipped with the UMPK module against positions of the Ukrainian 414th Separate Unmanned Aerial Systems Brigade "Birds of Madiar." The Ukrainian drone operators were located in buildings near the village of Vesele in the Kherson region. The ODAB-500 bombs were dropped by a Su-34 frontline bomber.

 

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Footage of a Russian 300mm Tornado-S MLRS, possibly a Sarma MLRS, striking an underground temporary Ukrainian infantry deployment site near a destroyed building. The first strike, targeting Ukrainian infantry near the vehicle, was carried out by Russian artillery. The video was filmed near the village of Kazachya Lopan in the Kharkiv region.

 

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Ukraine has quietly stood up an F-16 squadron that is being supplemented by retired American and Dutch fighter pilots that are not only flying missions, but are actively teaching Ukrainian pilots the tricks of the trade while integrated into their ranks.

According to the reporting, Ukraine is now flying approximately 20-24 of their F-16s in country, with the remainder being held at training centers at locations in Europe, where cohorts of Ukrainian fighters pilots are learning to fly them. With 20-24 units in country and a shortage of trained pilots, Ukraine quietly reached out to combat veteran pilots and offered them lucrative 6 month contracts (with options for extension) to fly F-16s in Ukraine. Importantly, their current role is limited to the interception of cruise missiles and high speed drones in an air defense role, while Ukrainian pilots take on the more front line offensive roles.

Thank goodness we're finally doing this. I've been saying since 2023 that the West ought to get Ukraine F-16s ASAP ans scour the world for North American and European pilots willing take lucrative contracts to fly them in Ukraine. Not only does it help bridge the training gap as Ukraine embarks on a multi year effort to get its own pilots trained up, it also offers combat expertise imbeded in the squadron, where advanced tactics and utilization of targeting pods and advanced radars can be trained.

Ukraine's new F-16 squadron with American pilots begins protecting skies

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