https://freerepublic.com/tag/raisincaine/ en-us Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:35:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389006/posts In the skies over eastern Ukraine, an aging F-16 fighter jet has reportedly scored a rare victory against one of Russia’s most advanced warplanes, the Su-35. The US has finally confirmed what the Ukrainians claimed earlier this month: a Ukrainian F-16 fighter, donated by NATO, may have downed a Russian Su-35 Flanker-E, the backbone of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS). “I want to highlight the incredible work that the Ukrainian industrial base is doing. It ranges from their surface-to-air capabilities to their air-to-air capabilities. I’ll note that recently we had the first air-to-air kill where a Ukrainian F-16 shot down... Eurasian Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389006/posts#comment Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:35:53 GMT