Russia's August 26-27 attacks on Ukraine aimed at targeting F-16s - Aidar Battalion

He shared this view on Espreso.

"Aside from targeting the energy sector, there was another category of targets that we don’t discuss much —but this isn't the situation where we tell Russia where they were aiming. They also targeted our aircraft. Both waves of powerful missile strikes, the first and the second, focused not only on the energy grid but also aimed a significant number of missiles and drones at our airfields and aircraft. In particular, they were searching for, you could say, F-16s," he stated.

He noted that Russia didn’t succeed in this objective.

"Their result in this category — targeting our aircraft — was simply zero. They couldn’t destroy a single one of our machines. Not a single one, the Air Force and the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) worked flawlessly. The DIU alerted in time about which planes and their hiding spots were known to the Russians, and where strikes were expected. The Air Force responded promptly. Not a single aircraft was where they aimed," Dykyi emphasized.

• On the evening of August 25, the Russian forces launched UAV attacks on Ukraine. By the morning of August 26, activity from 11 Russian Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 aircraft was detected. The attacks led to casualties and destruction in various regions.
• On the evening of August 26, Russia continued with drone and missile strikes on Ukraine: in Kryvyi Rih, they hit civilian infrastructure, resulting in deaths and injuries. There were also casualties in the Zaporizhzhia region.