Air Force Leadership USA raised the issue of the possibility of training Ukrainian pilots and providing Ukraine with American A-10 Warthog attack aircraft.
Journalists note that such a plan makes sense. Ukraine needs more aircraft and more ways to destroy Russian artillery and tanks.
At the same time, the US Air Force wanted to get rid of the A-10 for years. “This would free up money for the maintenance of new aircraft that could be used for different purposes, and would be more effective in the event of a possible conflict with China,” the material says.
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The A-10 has been used in Iraq and Afghanistan to support troops in combat. The Air Force pilots slowly flew the attack aircraft over the area and then opened fire on the rebel fighters.
Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, General Brown said the Ukrainians would have to stop using Soviet-era fighter jets because spare parts would not be available.
War in Ukraine: current data
Russia is still focused on the capture of Donbass. In particular, the army of the enemy continues assaults in the direction of Uglegorskaya TPP and near Pokrovsky.
The lack of successful ground attacks outside of the Slavyansk, Seversk, and Bakhmut areas is consistent with the ISW assessment that the Russian advance is likely to end without the capture of Slavyansk or Bakhmut.
As the saying goes in Forbes materialthe coming weeks may become a turning point at the front, and the future of the war will depend on how events develop in July-August.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have already liquidated 39,000 invaders and thousands of units of enemy equipment.