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Ukraine’s new fighters: ‘They say F-16s are manna from heaven. Far from it’ (www.aljazeera.com)
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Kyiv’s forces are due to receive the aircraft within weeks, but analysts say they are unlikely to be a game-changer.

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[–] Carrolade 6 points 6 months ago

While I also would like to see bolder action in support of Ukraine, I don't think they would have been sufficient to enable that offensive to succeed. Unless a whole lot were given. Personally I don't think that attack into heavily fortified, deep defenses backed by available post-mobilization Russian reserves was ever worth it, though I understand why they wanted to try.

Ultimately though, I don't think the war will be ended by gaining/losing ground anyway, it'll be ended by political and/or economic exhaustion of one of the sides. Towards this end, the planes will help.