via Yahoo
Russian fighter jets are tricking Ukrainian pilots into sneaky "swarming" ambush attacks, according to a Ukrainian air force major, highlighting why the besieged country's president has continued his calls for more advanced air power aid from the United States.
"The Russians change tactics all the time, so the war isn't stable," Major Vadym Voroshylov told The Telegraph in an interview. "They make traps. They will send up a Russian jet alone, tricking the Ukrainian pilot into thinking there is only one jet. Then, two or three more will appear either side of it, effectively swarming the Ukrainian aircraft."
Voroshylov previously made headlines after he shot down two missiles and five drones during an attack on the city of Vinnytsia. He was declared a Hero of Ukraine and a photo of his bloodied face after he ejected from his jet also went viral.
"Right now, we can only hold the enemy but with F-16s we could control the airfield, as well as the seas and the ground to protect infantry," Voroshylov told The Telegraph. "We need more modern aircrafts to be better than the enemy."
The decorated pilot's calls for F-16 jets echo increasingly urgent requests from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House for improved military equipment such as F-16 fighters and MQ-9 drones to fight back against the Russian invasion.
I don't know if this is valid. I get the sense that this is just another case of Ukraine asking for more weapons.
But as far as this is concerned I wonder how this could actually be happening.
The US has Ukraine under an intense sensor net. If they're able to actually ambush Ukrainian fighters then the Russians have figured something out and is messing with our sensors.
