Partners' MiGs to strengthen Ukrainian Air Force, but they're ineffective against Russian terror – official
The provision of Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets by international partners will strengthen Ukraine's defence capabilities, but will not protect our state from Russian aerial terror.
Source: Yurii Ihnat, Spokesperson of the Air Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on air of the national 24/7 news broadcast
Quote: "This will strengthen our capabilities. The aircrafts perform a number of functions: patrolling the airspace of Ukraine [and] fighter cover (cover strike groups of attack aircraft and bombers); MiG-29 aircraft also strike the enemy's air defence systems with HARM anti-radar missiles and, during large-scale missile attacks, try to intercept cruise missiles, and Shahed kamikaze drones.
But I will immediately point out that the Soviet equipment we have in service, namely the MiGs, is not an effective weapon against the terror weapons. Their outdated missiles, radars, and airborne radar stations cannot be very effective."
Previously: As the Ukrainian Air Force explained, Ukraine desperately needs modern, multi-purpose Western-made jets like the F-16s in order to secure the victory over Russia.
Background: The Slovak government decided on 17 March to transfer 13 MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, a day after Polish President Andrzej Duda announced the transfer of four MiG-29s to Ukraine in the coming days.
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