Russia Hit More Jets in 30 Days Than Expected Amount of F-16s for Kyiv

Ukraine’s long-standing aspiration of acquiring F-16 fighter jets draws nearer to reality, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has claimed that the number of Ukrainian aircraft shot down by Russian air defense systems in the previous month was nearly double the number of F-16 fighters committed by Western countries. This leads us to ponder: why has Ukraine been eagerly awaiting these fighters for so long, and can the deployment of advanced F-16 fighter jets offer a practical solution to the challenges encountered by the Ukrainian air force in this context?