F-16 fighters helped repel the most massive Russian attack on Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the forum «Ukraine 2024. «Independence». Screenshot from the video

F-16 fighter jets provided by Western partners helped repulse the most massive Russian air attack on Ukraine on August 26.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this during a press conference on August 27.

The president emphasized that F-16s helped destroy enemy missiles and drones during Russia's massive attack on Ukraine.

«As part of this huge attack, we shot down some missiles and drones with the help of F-16s. And thanks to our partners for providing us with the F-16. Of course, this is not enough, we don't have many of them, and we still need to train pilots,» Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

We will remind you that on the morning of August 26, Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones. Explosions rang out in a number of Ukrainian cities.