THE WAR CROSSES ANOTHER RED LINE: F-16 FIGHTERS FOR AIR COMBAT
With good operational judgment, the Ukrainian general staff must estimate that, without aircraft, the counteroffensive would have little chance of success: tanks need air cover in their operations US News Today Throughout the fifteen months that have elapsed since the invasion of Ukraine, all the red lines that Western countries had imposed on themselves in their military aid to that country have been gradually overflowing. Limits with which it is intended to avoid the escalation of the conflict. There was even talk of transferring only "defensive weapons" - a difficult term to understand and support, enunciated by Margarita Robles - to prevent hostilities from deriving into a larger conflagration. A few months ago, it seemed impossible for tanks to be handed over, for example – the quintessential offensive and shock weapon – and yet, the Leopard 2s are already on Ukrainian soil, waiting to be used in the heavily announced counteroffensive. , which would try to defeat P