우크라이나 공군의 F-16, 러시아 미사일 요격 성공

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8월 26일 하루에 미사일/자폭 드론 236발 발사

러시아가 8월 26일 우크라이나에 미사일과 드론 공격을 가하고 있는데, 그 중 일부를 F-16이 격추했다고 젤렌스키 우크라이나 대통령이 밝혔습니다. 

이번 공습으로 최소 5명(F-16.NET의 기사엔 7명)이 사망했고 호텔, 주택, 주요 인프라가 파손되고 키이우를 포함한 여러 도시에서 정전이 발생했다고 합니다. 

순항 및 탄도미사일 127발, 드론 109대 중 미사일 102발, 드론 99대를 격추했다고 하네요. 

Ukraine’s F-16 jets intercept Russian missiles in apparent first (defensenews.com)

Ukraine’s F-16 jets intercept Russian missiles in apparent first

Ukraine’s F-16 jets intercept Russian missiles in apparent first

By Illia Novikov, The Associated Press

 Aug 28, 2024, 06:30 AM

Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets intercepted Russian missiles fired across Ukraine on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said. (Lewis Joly/AP)

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired dozens of missiles and drones across Ukraine for a second day on Tuesday, including some that Ukraine’s president said were shot down by Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets before they reached their targets.

The onslaught killed at least five people, destroying a hotel, homes and residential buildings as well as critical infrastructure in multiple Ukrainian regions. Kyiv and other cities had power outages in sweltering heat.

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As it often does in statements after Russian bombing raids, Ukraine’s military listed the Russian regions and occupied territories where the weapons were launched. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials have called repeatedly for the U.S. to lift restrictions and let Ukraine strike deep inside Russia to hit military infrastructure responsible for the war.

″(The allies) try not to speak with me about it. But I keep raising this topic. Generally, that’s it. The Olympics are over, but the ping-pong continues,” Zelenskyy said.

In comments addressing the apparent first use by Ukraine of the F-16s to shoot down a missile, Zelenskyy thanked Ukraine's supporters for them but said there were too few, and too few pilots trained to fly them.

Among the Russian regions listed as a source of Tuesday’s attack was Kursk, where the head of the Ukrainian army said his troops have gained control of nearly 500 square miles since their surprise incursion three weeks ago. That’s roughly the size of Los Angeles.

Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi also said Ukraine has captured 594 Russian prisoners in the operation, which he said was intended to draw Russia’s military away from the fighting in Ukraine. His claims could not be independently confirmed.

The Kursk operation, the largest incursion into Russia since World War II, has forced some 130,000 residents to evacuate their homes. Russia has sent reinforcements into the region, but it was not clear to what extent the movements might be weakening Russia’s positions in Ukrainian territory.

Fighting in the region has raised concerns about dangers to the Kursk nuclear power plant, said International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi, who visited it Tuesday. He said in a post on X the situation was “serious” and called any attack on a nuclear plant unacceptable.

“There is now a danger of a nuclear incident here,” Grossi said. “Today I was told about several cases of drone attacks on the territory, on the plant’s facilities. At the plant I saw traces of these attacks.”

But the plant now is operating “in a mode very close to normal,” he said.

The Russian Defense Ministry asserted Tuesday that Ukraine has suffered heavy casualties in Kursk — some 6,600 troops killed or injured — and that more than 70 tanks have been destroyed along with scores of armored vehicles. Those figures could not be independently confirmed.

The head of the Ukrainian army's claim of territorial control came hours after the second consecutive barrage of nighttime air and missile attacks from Russia.

Five people were reported killed and 16 injured in the attacks, which Zelenskyy said included 81 drones as well as cruise and ballistic missiles.

In the Kyiv region, which struggled with blackouts after Monday's onslaught that targeted energy facilities throughout the country, five air alerts were called during the night. The regional administration said air defenses destroyed all the drones and missiles but falling debris set off forest fires.

After Monday’s barrage across Ukraine of more than 100 missiles and a similar number of drones, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said “the energy infrastructure has once again become the target of Russian terrorists” and urged Ukraine’s allies to provide it with long-range weapons and permission to use them on targets inside Russia.

President Joe Biden called Monday's Russian attack on energy infrastructure “outrageous” and said he had “reprioritized U.S. air defense exports so they are sent to Ukraine first.” He also said the U.S. was “surging energy equipment to Ukraine to repair its systems and strengthen the resilience of Ukraine’s energy grid.”

The Russian Defense Ministry said the attacks used “long-range precision air- and sea-based weapons and strike drones against critical energy infrastructure facilities that support the operation of Ukraine’s military-industrial complex. All designated targets were hit.”

Russian officials reported four Ukrainian missiles were shot down over the Kursk region.

Associated Press writer Jim Heintz in Tallinn, Estonia, contributed to this report.

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F-16 Fighting Falcon NewsUkraine's F-16s shot down missiles during Russia's massive strike on Monday

August 27, 2024 (by Lieven Dewitte) - Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said Today that his military deployed F-16 fighter jets to to repel a massive Russian attack on Monday.

One of the first F-16s delivered to Ukraine. [Photo by Ukrainian Air Force]

The strike, which reportedly included over 127 cruise and ballistic missiles and a 109 one-way attack drones, was one of the biggest of the war so far. It was aimed at a variety of critical infrastructure targets across the country, particularly its energy grid. Ukraine managed to shoot down 102 missiles and 99 drones. Seven people were killed and 47 injured. Energy facilities were damaged in several regions.

Zelenskyy announced earlier this month that Ukraine had received the first batch of the fighter jets promised by Western countries. Images of the jets showed them armed only with air-to-air missiles, indicating an initial air-defense role, which is exactly how they were used in the latest attack.

“As part of this huge missile attack, we have already shot down some missiles with the help of F-16s, and we thank our partners for providing us with these F-16s,” Zelenskyy said at a press conference in Kyiv today without elaborating. He said at the press conference that Ukraine still needed more of the jets and more trained pilots.

On the same day of the attack, the U.S. Air Force disclosed its involvement in the upgrade of the electronic warfare (EW) suites of the F-16s delivered to Ukraine. The 68th Electronic Warfare Squadron recently collaborated with their Danish and Norwegian counterparts in support of the delivery of F-16s from Denmark and the Netherlands to Ukraine, said the service in a press release.

“The 68th EWS is an Air Force center of Electronic Warfare excellence, focused on increasing the lethality and survivability of the U.S. and its strategic partners by developing, testing and delivering full-spectrum Electromagnetic Warfare support,” says the Air Force. The unit is based at Eglin Air Force Base and part of the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing.

Ukraine is now being onboarded as an official foreign military sales case for the 68th EWS. This way the unit will provide reprogramming capabilities based on feedback from the Ukrainians, which will provide combat-tested data to improve capabilities to the benefit of both parties.

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구형 F-16에 달린 APG-68은 순항미사일을 탐지하지 못한다는 얘기가 있었는데, 그럼 GCI 유도받고 사이드와인더로 잡아냈을 수도 있겠습니다.

아직 전투기간 공대공 교전은 이뤄지지 않았는데 이게 벌어진다면 쓸만한 데이터를 받을 수 있을 것 같네요.