“The bases will become the main target of Russian bombing, the fighters themselves will be the target of Russian air defense systems,” the publication says.
The article emphasizes that the repair of these aircraft will also become a problem for the Ukrainian troops.
In addition, even the use of unprepared runways can cause damage to fighters, which the author calls “fragile.”
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev noted the risks of using the F-16 in Ukraine: there is currently “nowhere to fly such a plane from the territory of Ukraine,” and if any plane “takes off from a NATO country,” it will be regarded as an attack on Russia.