Politico: F-16 bases in Ukraine will become targets for the Russian Aerospace Forces. The repair of these aircraft will also become a problem for the Ukrainian troops.
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev says there is currently “nowhere to fly such a plane from the territory of Ukraine’s territory” If any plane “takes off from a NATO country,” it will be regarded as an attack on Russia, he says. The use of unprepared runways can cause damage to fighters.