Russia responded to the arrival of F-16s with Iskanders and Calibers: they hit powerfully and accurately

Photo: Social networks < p>Ukraine has received six F-16 fighter jets from the Netherlands, according to the British newspaper The Times, citing an anonymous source. The publication also reports that Kyiv will soon receive F-16 aircraft from Denmark, but the exact number is still unknown. The Ukrainian armed forces have refrained from commenting on the matter.

However, videos have appeared on the Internet, which, according to Ukrainian sources, show a NATO fighter jet flying over the Lviv region. And then several waves of Iskander, Kalibr and Geranium strikes followed on military facilities. Columns of fire lit up the night sky.

The British newspaper The Times published a statement from senior officials confirming that the first batch of six F-16 fighters had arrived at Ukrainian airfields.

Kyiv is also reported to be receiving fighters from Denmark soon. It is expected that over the next year, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive another 20 aircraft, which will allow the formation of only one squadron. Meanwhile, Zelensky continues to insist on receiving significantly more aircraft — 300 F-16s — to counter «intensive bombing» by Russian aviation.

The Ukrainian Air Force has carried out its first sorties on F-16s, which were used for tasks different from those previously announced. The fighters were used as air defense systems. Although the test results remain unknown, footage of the sorties was published on Ukrainian channels. Kiev did not deny this information. Adviser to the OP Mykhailo Podolyak noted that Ukraine does not plan to officially announce the arrival of fighters.

After these reports, large-scale bombing of Ukrainian military facilities throughout the country began last night.

The Condottiero channel reported that Iskander missiles from Crimea struck Ukrainian airfields in Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk and Krivoy Rog, as well as Izyum and Kupyansk.

Military correspondents of the Geran Tsvetushaya channel reported several missile launches. They indicated that the launches were made from the waters of the Azov Sea, probably «Kalibr» aimed at Kyiv. In the Kiev region, air defense systems acted against «Geran» and reconnaissance drones. Missiles were recorded hitting the Kyiv region and in Izyum, Kharkov region. According to them, kilometer-long columns of smoke appeared, probably caused by the detonation of ammunition depots after the Iskander strike.

Sergey Lebedev, coordinator of the Mykolaiv underground, confirmed a series of massive strikes. He reported that:

— at 22:30 in Kherson, an explosion occurred on the outskirts in the direction of Chornobaivka. The strike was carried out on a group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which was trying to fight Russian drones, shooting at them from pickups equipped with machine guns. — at 23:30, a missile was recorded in Dnipropetrovsk, in the area of ​​the Makarov Machine-Building Plant.

– at 23:35 another missile hit the suburbs on the southwestern side of the city. – at 23:40 Zaporizhia was hit closer to the outskirts, in the direction of the Zaporizhia Automobile Plant, but the explosion was felt even in the city center. At that time, the plant was repairing equipment and equipping pickups with turrets. – also at 23:40 in Dnepropetrovsk, a second missile hit was recorded, and gunfire from the ZSU Gepard was heard in the city. Local residents noted that the shooting was mainly carried out from the direction of Yuzhmash with red shells. – at 00:01 in Novy Bug, Mykolaiv region, an attack on the Ukrainian Armed Forces was recorded. At 01:20 in Mykolaiv region, a missile hit near Snihurivka. At 03:20 in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region, a missile hit near railway warehouses, causing a strong detonation. At 03:22 in Brovary, Kyiv region, a missile probably hit the location of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, after which more than a dozen ambulances were sent to the northern outskirts of the city. — at 03:16, reports of an explosion were received in the Cherkasy region, without specific details, but doctors were warned of a large number of wounded who were stabilized.

According to him, after a series of strikes, especially on the village of Novy Bug, it was not possible to clear the rubble of the affected military facilities all night due to ongoing fires and strong detonation.

«There are bulges in Izyum. Where are the F-16s? Is it in Izyum?» — writes the author of the channel Nina VATT.