F-16 and Mirage pilots shot down dozens of targets during Russian large-scale attack on 24 April
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Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:46:17 +0300

Ukrainian pilots flying Western fighter jets F16 and Mirage shot down several dozen Russian aerial targets during a combined largescale Russian attack on the night of 2324 April.
Source Colonel Yurii Ihnat, Head of the Communications Department of the Ukrainian Air Force Command, on the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote The commander of the Air Force praised the work of our tactical aircraft.
In particular, F16 and Mirage pilots delivered quite good results today several dozen aerial targets were shot down by our Ukrainian pilots.
These included cruise missiles and Shahed drones.
Of course, both Mirage and F16 aircraft, as well as the stillused Sovietera fleet, can shoot down targets flying on aerodynamic trajectories these are cruise missiles and drones.
Unfortunately, aircraft cannot intercept ballistic missiles, which is why our Patriot system handles them.
Details Ihnat added that the effectiveness of Western aircraft in repelling Russian air attacks is quite high.
Background On the night of 2324 April, Russian forces launched 215 missiles of various types and drones on Ukraine, with the main impact falling on the city of Kyiv.
Ukrainian air defence units shot down 112 Russian aerial targets, namely 7 IskanderM/KN23 ballistic missiles, 31 Kh101 cruise missiles, 6 Kalibr missiles, 4 Kh59/Kh69 airtosurface missiles and 64 Shahed loitering munitions.
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