it is seen that the ukrainian armed forces is preparing for a major offensive with the operations it has carried out in recent days it is a predictable assumption that this operation will be carried out in the crimea but for this attack just like in the Kherson offensive the ukrainian
armed forces is trying to reach the necessary war material at this point in recent days the u s german uk and france have taken very serious steps and agreed to send the best main battle tanks to u ukraine the american m 1 abrams british challenger 2 french leclare and
german leopard 2 third generation main battle tanks will indisputably make a difference in the region and will give putin's army a very difficult time however this alone is not enough it is known that the ukrainian armed forces still have serious shortcomings in air dominance in
recent days there has been a lot of talk in europe about the delivery of ukrainian f sixteen to fill this gap the first step of this seems to have come from french in recent statements french president said he did not refuse to send war planes to ukraine the french president also
added that no steps taken should lead to escalation these words of president pushed us to investigate in detail the possibility of france sending f sixteen to ukraine in the backstage speeches it's reported that there is a serious pressure on president for the f sixteen shipment and president is taking initiatives to take the necessary steps on the subject but president
also seems to be in favor of taking the steps carefully to avoid a break with russia if these shipments take place the crimean offensive of the ukrainian armed forces we'll be placed on a much more solid basis and putin's hard moves may develop against this.
At the same time serious moves are coming from the pentagon kiev has renewed its demand for modern warplanes in recent days after the u s and germany approved the tank transfer a contingent of military officials is quietly pushing the pentagon to approve the sending of f
sixteen warplanes to ukraine to help the country defend itself against russian missile and drone attacks according to three people familiar with the discussions ukraine has kept american-made f sixteen on its weapons wish lists since the
russian invasion last year but as ukraine sought to protect civilian infrastructure and reclaim areas occupied by russian forces washington and kiev saw artillery armor and ground-based air defense systems as more pressing needs the campaign for weapons within the ministry of
defense is gaining momentum as ukraine prepares to launch a new offensive to reclaim its territory in the spring according to one official these individuals along with others interviewed for this story have asked not to be named in order to internal company issues there is renewed
optimism in kia that u s jets could be next partly spurred by the rapid approval of tanks and patriot air defense systems that were until recently banned for export to ukraine i don't think we're against it said a senior defense department official about the f six teens speaking on
condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive debate the person stressed that there is no final decision however the official stated that the pentagon is focused on sending the capabilities it needs for urgent warfare to kiev stressing that ukraine has not yet declared that warlanes are its
first priority but warplanes may soon be heading towards the top kiev has renewed demand for modern fighter jets in recent days after a senior adviser to the country's defense minister told media outlets that authorities would push for jets from the u s and european countries ukraine
and its western allies are likely in quick talks about sending both long-range missiles and military aircraft a senior ukrainian official said on an adviser to the ukrainian government said the issue had been raised with washington but nothing too serious was yet on the table another
person familiar with the conversations between washington and kiev said it could take weeks for the united states to decide on the shipment of its own jets and approve the re-export of f sixteen s from other countries a white house spokesperson declined to comment on the story but cited
the words of john finer deputy national security adviser he said the united states would very carefully discuss fighter jets with kiev and its allies a white house spokesman said we have nothing to declare regarding the F-16s despite the age of ukrainian jets kiev's integrated air
defense has kept russia from dominating its skies since the february twenty fourth invasion but now officials are worried that ukraine is running out of missiles to protect its airspace the white house official who was involved in talks said once its arsenal is depleted Russia advanced
warplanes can get in and in Kiev can’t compete . The spokesperson says that as always we will continue to engage in close consultation with ukrainians and our international allies and partners on ukraine's security assistance needs to
enable them to defend their country ukraine wants to replace its fleet of soviet-era jets with modern fighters the u s air force f sixteen s or f fifteen s or their european equivalent the german tornado or swedish gripen dozens of more modern aircraft will be available over the next year as
countries like finland germany and the netherlands upgrade to u s f thirty five warplanes a group of military officials at the pentagon and elsewhere argue that modern warplanes could be the solution to this problem f sixteen s carry air-to-air missiles that can hit incoming missiles and
drones and unlike the patriots and national advance surface to air missile systems that the west is currently shipping warplanes can quickly move through an area to protect different targets a u s department of defense officials said if they get f sixteen vipers and the f sixteen currently has
an active air-to-air missile with some electronic shielding radar now that's an equal gain even if the u s decides not to send f sixteen to the air force other western countries have american-made war planes that they can procure for example dutch foreign minister woka hokstra told the dutch
parliament last week that his cabinet would consider supplying f sixteen s if kiev requested it however the u s has to approve the transfer senior pentagon officials agree that ukraine needs new planes in the long run but for now some argue that ukraine needs more conventional air
defenses like patriots and nases supplied by the u s and other countries because it can take months for the jets to arrive a senior u s department of defense official said sending f sixteen to ukraine currently does not resolve the cruise missile or drone issue however at this point we know that ukraine which has provided enough defense with the patriot set to the region will use the f sixteen s for offensive purposes others say that the need for war planes is more urgent ukraine has identified a list of some fifty pilots ready to begin f sixteen training according to a
defense ministry official and ukrainian official as well three others familiar with the discussions people said these experienced pilots spoke english and had thousands of combat missions and could be trained in as little as three months many conducted major exercises with the u s
military before the invasion in two thousand and eleven and two thousand and eighteen americans and Ukrainians participated in military exercises over ukraine in two thousand and eleven the americans brought their f sixteen teens and with their big twenty nine s and sued
twenty seven they taught ukrainian pilots how to guard a stadium in preparation for the two thousand and twelve euro cup after russia's illegal annexation of crimea in two thousand and fourteen the united states and ukraine held a second joint two thousand and eighteen exercise
aimed at teaching ukrainian pilots homeland defense tactics and controlling the skies americans pilots use their f fifteen s to copy russian combat tactics it is an inevitable fact that the f sixteens that will be sent to ukraine with the lessons learned from history and the tactics to be applied today will make a big difference in the we will see together how vladimir putin will react to this shipment in the coming days.
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