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Giving Ukraine F-16 fighter jets could change the course of war
As fighting persists, piecemeal introduction of Western air defence and artillery have not altered the balance of power on the battlefield
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Ukraine itself has pleaded for the supply of Western multirole fighter jets including the Lockheed-Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon.
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Mike Yeo
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There are growing calls to supply Western fighter jets to Ukraine as it prepares to launch a counter-offensive to recover territory lost to Russia.
Proponents of the need to supply Western fighter planes say Ukraine needs them to challenge Russia’s qualitative and quantitative advantage in the air. This has allowed Russian forces to use air-launched cruise missiles against vital infrastructure throughout Ukraine.
