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Questions about the delivery of F-16s to Ukraine? Ask them for our next episode of ‘This Week in Ukraine’ (Patreon)

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2023-08-22 16:34:13
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Dear Kyiv Independent community members,

We need your questions for the next episode of “This Week in Ukraine.” The topic this week is the F-16s promised to Ukraine and the politics of delivering weapons to Ukraine.

To send in your questions, you can leave them in the comments below, message us on Patreon, or email our community manager Brooke at brooke@kyivindependent.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

Episode 21, “Counteroffensive progress: expectations vs. reality” is linked above. The episode is available on YouTube and on listening platforms, with your questions starting at 30:40.

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Counteroffensive progress: expectations vs. reality | This Week in Ukraine Ep. 21

“This Week in Ukraine” is a video podcast hosted by Kyiv Independent’s reporter Anastasiia Lapatina. Every week, Anastasiia sits down with her newsroom colleagues to discuss Ukraine’s most pressing issues. Episode #21 our weekly video podcast “This Week in Ukraine” is dedicated to Ukraine's counteroffensive, gains and setbacks of the last two months, and what to expect going forward. Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by the Kyiv Independent Francis Farrell. Listen to the audio version of the podcast – http://bit.ly/3M2wtV9 Support the Kyiv Independent by becoming a member: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/ The Kyiv Independent: Twiter – https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/kyivindependent Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kyivindepen... Anastasiia Lapatina: Twitter – https://twitter.com/lapatina_ Francis Farrell: Twitter – https://twitter.com/francisjfarrell The episode was edited by Alex Kisly.

Comments

Michael Wieder

If the counter offensive is now unlikely to reach the coast (per Mike Kofman), what are realistic objectives and what advantages would they bring?

Sir Shoom

What munitions will come with the F-16s that Ukraine can put to good use? I know the JDAMs and AGM-88 HARMs Ukraine already have, will work. It makes no sense to have these jets with 11 empty pylons and little else to load on them. As I see it, F-16s will allow Ukraine to do combat air cover, close air support, medium and long range interdiction, reconnaissance and more.

Pete Gorton

very interesting, Francis' eyewitness reporting is very useful. #SlavaUkrainii

Alguy 457

I'm all for the F16s but I'm from Australia and we have 46 F18s that are just sitting idle. At least 14 of these still have 2 years on the airframes and using some as spares the UKR airforce could equip at least 2 squadrons. No one wants to buy these aircraft and the deal that Australia had for the whole package was under $160 million and is worth even less than that now. I wish there was a way to push the Australian and US to just send these aircraft right now. As an ex ADF member I would almost guarantee there will be current and former instructors, pilots and ground crew who would happily volunteer to train the UKR AF to operate the platforms. If you add that to the promised F16s then between them you would generate an entire fighter airwing. I am a rank and file member of the Labor party and I will continue to bring this up at branch meetings whenever I can. I know AUS can do more and I am pushing but if there is anyway to help do this I'm open to ideas. Cheers Al

Roger Howell

So many in USA refuse to see that Russia is a terrorist state that will not stop their aggression until they are stopped.