Ukraine's F-16s down seven cruise missiles that attacked civilian infrastructure – Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that F-16 fighter jets had effectively destroyed seven cruise missiles that were heading toward civilian targets overnight.
Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with British channel Sky News
Details: Zelenskyy said that despite the limited number of F-16s Ukraine currently has, their effectiveness in combating Russian air threats is high.
Quote: "How do F-16s work today? Very good. Excellent, mostly. We have a very [small] number of F-16s. What do they do now? They destroyed seven cruise missiles two nights ago. Seven missiles that [targeted] civilian infrastructure."
Background: On 20 November, the Netherlands announced the delivery of the last two F-16 fighter jets to a training centre at the Romanian air base of Fătesti.
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