Russia targeting Ukrainian airfields before F-16s arrive shows its fear of the jets, experts say

Fri, 07/12/2024 - 05:11

A screen grab from an aerial video shows a fiery explosion in part of an airfield, surrounded by green land — A screen grab captured from a video shows a missile strike hit on the Dolgintsevo airfield in Ukraine's Dnepropetrovsk region on July 3, 2024.
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Russia is targeting Ukrainian airfields before the first of Ukraine's F-16s arrive.
Experts told BI that Russia is wary of the boost the aircraft will likely give to Ukraine.
One expert said Russian forces are "going to go for every F-16 base they can find."

Russia is targeting Ukraine's airfields before the first F-16 fighter jets arrive in the country, and air warfare experts told Business Insider it's because it's worried about what Ukraine can achieve once it has them.