Fear of Russian Strikes At "F-16 Base" Rattles Ukraine City, Kyiv General reveals Operational Limits

The western Ukrainian city of Starokostiantyniv is on Russia’s radar due to the likelihood of Kyiv basing its Western-supplied F-16s Kyiv there. Ukraine and its Western partners have not given any official indication of where the F-16s will be based. However, a Western defence industry source said the Starokostiantyniv airfield with its Soviet-era partially underground shelters is an ideal candidate. The residents of Starokostiantyniv say tensions are ratcheting up and the the imminent arrival of F-16s in Ukraine will only intensify the bombardments. Though Ukraine is ready to welcome the F-16s, army chief Oleksandr Syrsky has complained about the Russian air superiority.
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Video: AP/AFP/Reuters/Twitter
0:00 - Introduction
0:33 - Ukraine to House F-16s at Starokostiantyniv Airfield?
4:15 - Starokostiantyniv Residents Fear More Attacks
6:31 - Ukraine Army Chief Explains F-16 Limitations
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[@iamsorryforbeingrudebefore1626]

There is nowhere in Ukraine that Iskander, Onyx, Bastion and Kaliber cannot reach.

[@ViciousSorina]

Absolutely no where

[@AJ-oy8dv]

my theory is that f-16s will be based in poland

[@isabellechartrand428]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZTaYntjerGpodU

[@ViciousSorina]

@@AJ-oy8dv Poland don't want that smoke, cope

[@duartesimoes508]

Ruzzians brag a lot, then suddenly they all go 200.

[@allanmpezenijr2973]

So this means the F16 will be kept in Poland 40 kms into Poland, cause Russia can hit anywhere in Ukraine.

[@AJ-oy8dv]

thats my theory

[@amctothemoon9417]

If they take off and relend in Poland Poland will be a TARGET

[@warrenash5370]

@@amctothemoon9417 Since the F-16 is nuclear capable, then perhaps nuclear weapons to take them out?

[@sjv9147s]

​@@amctothemoon9417I'm sure a few of the returning F16s from their sorties of sorts will be tracked by Russia.

[@perfectcell1157]

That would make poland (and any other country that would do this) direct participant in the conflict and might get them in trouble with russia so I honestly doubt it

[@Andromeda25775]

F16s will be hidden like Abrams for fear of embarrassment

[@AJ-oy8dv]

where is the t-14 ? the so called best tank?

[@corvanna4438]

The Su57 is strangely not fighting, but the Abrams is

[@Andromeda25775]

@@corvanna4438 It's not needed... Just like the F35 isn't. The Russians are winning any way with T 60s n 70s...

[@Andromeda25775]

@@AJ-oy8dv They are winning... It's not needed

[@AJ-oy8dv]

@@Andromeda25775 they are not winning bro neither side has made any significant progress

[@SmellyPajeet]

Zelensky: help! I’m winning!

[@clarkisaac6372]

Enough of the clown show.

[@73chengosaro4]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Decade-c9k]

Depends a lot on how you define winning. Looking at a different aspect of the war, Russia's been doing so badly at sea that it had to withdraw its last ship from Crimea earlier this month.

[@ucupdbatman]

​@@Decade-c9keven USA will lose badly in land air and sea if war against Bangladesh with 53 countries help them...thats normal

[@oldowleye3161]

@@ucupdbatman🤡🤡🤡

[@dtsh4451]

F-16 will have to identify as a pickup truck hiding in parking lot 😂

[@sjv9147s]

Maybe they gave to Ukraine the Transformer version.

[@rocketman4123]

Kinda like the Su-57, didn't work out too good, did it?

[@PaulSharp-l6k]

They are probably trying to sell them to someone.😂

[@zankou5611]

Take that propaganda somewhere else.

[@spencerathearn3586]

​@@zankou5611 we haven't been tracking on where the weapons have gone once in Ukraine

[@zankou5611]

@@spencerathearn3586 since the CIA literally put out a graph, they know where and whern the equipment would go. Your answer is invalid and I question your IQ

[@_YohAsakura_]

Then they would be dummies. It is for the deface of their country.

[@djordjelezajic8435]

Ukraine can get money, planes, political and every other support from the West but when those pilots get taken down by Russians , Ukraine will experience the shortage of pilots. Of course, even if you bring Polish, Danish, German , Romanian or Bulgarian pilots, the war' s outcome will not be changed, only postponed.Russia will win because it has greater natural resources, and it is a matter of time.

[@click56798]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@zankou5611]

How's that unbeatable Russian navy all the trolls were claiming would take over Ukraine in a year...😂

[@ViciousSorina]

​@zankou5611 how are u coping with the houthis? The Iraqi farmers 😂

[@harryjeff2039]

​@@zankou5611They can it that is a full blown war where everything become leveled and a target to hit.

[@zankou5611]

@@ViciousSorina what houthies are you talking about? The ones that did, what ? They hit nothing, stole nothing, are nothing

[@amctothemoon9417]

Summer? Summer is Almost over. Delusions in Ukraine

[@toribiamiguel8855]

😂😂 Crux channel disillusioned..!!

[@_YohAsakura_]

Well, it is summer . Lol

[@jayman1776]

Its hard too hide anything anymore with today's advanced Satellite imagery and drone imagery. Everything can eventually be located unless they keep moving it. The jets can't be moved to locations without viable runways if they want to deploy them quickly.

[@hernandocortez6351]

Yep. Russia will know when and where the first F-16 is launched. Then it's goodbye secret airfield.

[@jbone9900]

​@@hernandocortez6351 cope harder ivan

[@hernandocortez6351]

@@jbone9900 As a Ukronazi, how do you see this playing out differently?

[@vichikahuy7443]

- "We need Western advanced tanks as they are game changers." -> Tanks got destroyed, and Ukraine said it didn't change much on the battlefield. - "We need like 300 F-16 jets." -> Army chief saying even before the jets arrive that there were limitations to what the jets could achieve on the battlefield. There seems to be a pattern here.

[@dannythelastseeker4974]

Remember the other game changers like javelins, bayraktar drones, nlaws, m777 artillery, himars, Caesars etc

[@vichikahuy7443]

@@dannythelastseeker4974 Yes! Coining things gamechanging and later on labelling them not impacting much nor making any major difference on the battlefield. Quite ungrateful there on top of the mess going on.

[@duckling9854]

You can run but you can’t hide. 😢

[@_YohAsakura_]

Or in this case, you can hide but you can’t run . Lol , where to?

[@rocketman4123]

​@@_YohAsakura_Ukrainian airforce seems to hide their Sukhois and MiGs pretty good so far

[@nikolaucznaum4312]

Russia keeps SU 57 500 MILES BEHIND THE FRONT LINE😅😅😅

[@MansoorArif-zq9lx]

Do you think Putin buys this location? No. He knows a handful will be here and majority will be somewhere else.

[@_YohAsakura_]

Ofc. This is war and a lot of disinformation and misinformation is necessary to trick the Russian intelligence.

[@kreb7]

40 km actually is very close if you think cruzing speed is almost 900km/h means only 3 min to the front line . Even Russia dosen't dare to have them so close

[@marlenfras5490]

Good reporting. Many thanks. Strong Ukraine. Strong NATO.

[@freeman4899]

Which summer they are going to provide the F16, it is almost august and winter is coming

[@rocketman4123]

First batch arrived like 3 weeks ago...

[@richardgraham7956]

Here we go again, Russia.Cleaning up another mess we made

[@AliMohamed-wd4wp]

Exectly

[@rocketman4123]

You mean the mess THEY made. Who armed the separatists in 2014? Who annexed Crimea? Who started the invasion? Russia did, it was never about NATO expansion...

[@rocketman4123]

​@@AliMohamed-wd4wp...not

[@duartesimoes508]

What blunder is that? Does anyone there knows what 40 km at 400 knots mean for a combat aircraft? About nothing!

[@hernandocortez6351]

Can't believe that Crocks is allowing anyone to say Russia has air superiority. The times they are a changing.

[@_YohAsakura_]

You think they don’t?

[@frank10379]

Algo seguro es que en cualquier momento el F16 tiene que aterrizar y en ese momento le cae un pepinillo

[@MitchellCulberson-ko3cm]

SLAVA UKRAINI!!!!!!!

[@CliftonSimon4924]

I don't think the F-16 mystery parking will not take very long to locate.

[@Variable-lv5pc]

This idiotic. 40 km or 400 km it doesn't matter. Never in modern warfare has anyone attempted to insert and base a small (initial delivery is said to be 8 F-16s) number of aircraft into a combat zone that was ENTIRELY accessible to precision missile strikes. The Russian can hit Poland with their missiles if they wish, so they can hit anywhere in Ukraine with the same missiles. If the F-16s are based in Ukraine the satellites and drones simply go into overtime to locate them. The host base will then be hit by multiple ballistic missiles, destroying the base and the fighters. You cannot piece-meal an air force together under the watch of an enemy that has complete access to the entirety of your country via hypersonic, cruise, and ballistic missiles. The West is selling Ukraine another pack of false hope lies.

[@duartesimoes508]

So much talk and yet two years later the Ukrainian Air Force still flies and the ruzzians have no Air Supremacy and keep losing planes. It's not so simple.

[@hernandocortez6351]

@@duartesimoes508 You just watched a Ukrainian officer say the Russians have air superiority. Well, maybe he was lying.

[@johnandersen-p7q]

@@hernandocortez6351 Yes !! At the present moment, but not when the F16’s arrive , including F15’s and Swedish griffins. . The situation changes in Ukraines favour

[@duartesimoes508]

@@hernandocortez6351 the ruzzians do have Air Superiority. Not Air Supremacy. These are two different concepts.

[@covertking3894]

@@duartesimoes508bro are you pulling out of your ass most of Ukraines air forces have been destroyed lmalll along with some trash MIGs

[@rafiqtagizade.87]

SLAVA UKRAİNİ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦.

[@shadowlaw809]

Control remote F16 toys😅😅

[@jezzeldelapena9603]

scared of that good old ironn eagle ....putin is getting paranoid

[@perfectcell1157]

who said the Russians are scared ? they are probably so hyped to destroy some just to troll NATO the F16s won't do shit

[@_YohAsakura_]

Well, the jets are a real threat. That’s what they fear, not the pilots.

[@rocketman4123]

​@@perfectcell1157Sure thing buddy

[@aburakadabura2]

Nostradamus: "A great king of terror will come down from the sky and humanity will be destroyed." There is a 25-year time lag, but is the demon king of terror Putin?

[@Babayaga97111]

kzbin.infoZq9NM8mWu4I?si=Dif4Abx2PsOcXtVp😉😁🇺🇳

[@_YohAsakura_]

Who knows who that really is.

[@_YohAsakura_]

I like the quote tho.

[@dmatheson1342]

problem is, throughout history you always have a traitor or more that will reveal all to your enemy for a slight favour

[@unclefester831]

So you actually believe Russia has spies on the ground in western Ukraine?

[@antonioalvir8402]

The difference between the wars entered into by US and Russia is the PURPOSE. US made war with some countries to stop them from being aggressive, brutal, adventurous, despotic, repressive, autocratic, terroristic, crime lord, etc. Whereas, Russia initiated wars to gain land, excert control and undue influence among the countries she invaded.

[@LazarusChinguwo]

Kicks of the dying horse.. there's nothing that can change the situation. NATO lost

[@mr.makeitrain.3011]

This dude is getting billions from all over the world. So spoiled!!

[@rocketman4123]

He's getting NATO surplus from the cold war which is nearing its exparation date and would've gotten scrapped anyway...

[@seinfeld11123]

the problem with F16's is the operational range. they don't hold much fuel and require in air refueling or 2 large external tanks and also a centerline tank. the external wing tanks are usually dumped in wartime and centerline is retained . but I would say this isn't likely to happen as Ukraine wont have a lot of external tanks . so they will be trying to stay as close as they can to the front line. but 40km is very very close... too close in my opinion. 100km from front would be ideal

[@_YohAsakura_]

They would have to use guerilla tactics. Russia has far more aircrafts. They also got good AA weapons.

[@Israeliet777]

Russia must check, NATO built a new air field and would not say where it is. It must have the infrastructure. But anyway, level this one also.

[@rocketman4123]

Average Israel supporter

[@JaffarAli-p7u]

Thank you i unwantly written what i hadnt wanted to write

[@jallopenoman1126]

it doesn’t matter where it’s based, if these toys are used to attack and harm the bear 🐻 soldiers/civilians/people/properties then they themselves and the physical site/sites that base them REGARDLESS of location are ALL LEGIT targets under the laws. It’s just simple as that. rus can’t afford to be soft at this stage

[@eanerickson8915]

"Overpriced artillery"

[@tariqramadan1521]

They won’t use it omg

[@josiahnyagah6202]

The problem with ukrain army is that they usually announce their plans why just bring f16s as a surprise, the russians know that these planes are coming and i bet you theyve been preparing for it just as they did the counter offensive

[@rocketman4123]

Because then they could claim they're being flown by NATO pilots

[@RichardBahi]

L'union européenne a perdu la guère contre la Russies.

[@qwill8254]

50 old Mig 21 took out f -16 , what hell do think is gonna happen when twin engine aircraft meet songle engine aircraft

[@francescopersia7494]

Cavolo la Russia doveva vincere in una settimana ... quanto tempo è passato ?!?! 😂😂😂 ancora vanno in giro con le NIVA 😅😅😅😅 a chi dovrebbe mettere paura dopo l'Ucraina 😂😂😂

[@isabellechartrand428]

Faux des montages de propagande

[@engram9511]

it cannot hide for iskader M😅😅😅

[@richardlee3502]

Highly unlikely more likely to be near the Polish border so they can run away when the missiles start falling

[@rocketman4123]

Throughout the whole war they only managed to bomb just one Ukrainian airfield and only managed to destroy 5 parked Soviet planes, 3 of which were being used for spare parts... And the only reason why is because Ukraine only has 2 Patriot missile systems which they had to relocate because the Russians kept deliberetly bombing Kyiev to force Ukraine to reposition their AA to protect the civilian populace. And now they want us to believe: A) The missile that struck the children's hospital was Ukrainian or B) They missed a military target despite there not being a single military target for miles around

[@rocketman4123]

And now they're winning the propaganda war all because we don't want to give Patriots to Ukraine. Not even Israel who has over 30 of them and are barely used. On top of that they don't want to support the only other country in the world that has a jewish president. We gave billions of dollars to the Israelis and they can't even give away their damn surplus which I'm pretty sure they got for free. Unreal...

[@Dr.Mabuse44]

Bliken said that F-16s would be flying in the skies of Ukraine before the end of the summer, he did not say in which country they would land.

[@rocketman4123]

He didn't say that

[@faisalhs6493]

Pre-announcing the base the host the F-16s before they even arrived is totally misleading and only an idiot will for it.

[@toribiamiguel8855]

Blinken announcements..

[@SmellyPajeet]

Iran 🇮🇷 support Palestine 🇵🇸 Ukraine 🇺🇦 support Israël 🇮🇱 Respect to Iran 🇮🇷 Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@jallopenoman1126]

👍

[@rocketman4123]

That doesn't make any sense, Israel is neutral in this war

[@JaffarAli-p7u]

Stay blessed and happy i am prayig for peace because majority of people have no connection with theirs government officials policies

[@anibalsinalma1364]

Nonsense.

[@JaffarAli-p7u]

Russia will not give sweets to F16 bases

[@oldowleye3161]

Russian, no need to panic and claim that russian fantastic weapons will do lot’s of things !… 😂 … russian air force and ground troops will soon see by them selves how F16 works … 😂

[@josephstanle9115]

This nonsense why you give them F16 and they can't strike on Russian or Ukraine land where the Russian soldiers so how they going to win the war and Russia they huge bombs on Ukraine land all this promised I can't understand that

[@_YohAsakura_]

They can’t win…. They’ll have to cause far more casualties in hopes that the a Russians give up. To take Ukraine would require a lot of deaths and would the Russians want to pay that price?

[@DennisSaga-lm5rk]

Why do you have to reveal where you hide your assets I think that's a stupid military strategy

[@rocketman4123]

They're so obviously not doing that

[@LanikMartin]

I think Romania will be there in F16 👂🤔

[@josue_kay]

The ghost of Kiev is about to have many more friends 👻

[@JaffarAli-p7u]

So therefore wiseness wisdoms intelligence intellectual knowledge stable minds thorouh knowledge compelled to pray for peace of entire human beings who have no interest in politics

[@userqyesji]

Funny.. Russian started to feel insecure.😂😂

[@hernandocortez6351]

You can't blame them. With a population of only 174 million people they surely must be running out of male recruits.

[@euripides1398]

Yeah, they may need your consolation.

[@LazarusChinguwo]

Western puppet..you can't win against Russia.... Russia can't be defeated

[@hernandocortez6351]

@@euripides1398 The point I was making flew right over your head.

[@syedmahaboobbasha5369]

See the house of USA Congress house full of Fecilities for the disabled Cathartic full of house Jocular moods of barbarism full of house Giving a Congress senete house Pragmatic discussion on seezfire OMG

[@ihip.ng.habagat-p7x]

Of course they will also pull back the airfields that these F-16s will use outside Russian missile range right? Right? Oh wait...

[@isabellechartrand428]

Poutine ne s'attendait pas à cela ! La Biélorussie a ordonné la retraite ! L’Ukraine proche de la victoire grâce aux États-Unis !

[@mohammadalam9936]

Ukraine winning... help help, Ukraine need help and money.

[@alpinestar6125]

Wunderwaffe

[@hphengdara9603]

Jet need jetA fuel. Does it come with free unlimited fuel?

[@corvanna4438]

Wherever the F16 goes will undoubtedly have significant air defense

[@JaffarAli-p7u]

Fighters Aircrafts do not matters its matters the skillfull fighter pilots matters read German fighters pilots written as oer history of second world war i am saying about German fighters pilos less then hunded fighters pilots mean 94 German fighters pilots in secound world war shot 14000 thousands fighters and bombers of America British and European countries fihters and bombers in secound world war not me that i am saying read history airwarefare recirds what British Americans history writer had written dont go on what i written

[@edwinztv3133]

And why they cannot keep in secret, 😂😂

[@hervecyprienwansi3719]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@FranciskaHompert]

With what?

[@ThatShadyBaldBoi]

Ukraine is risking everything with stationing F-16 foghter jets at a singlw airfield and it needs to host those jets in multiple bases of which it's far away from the Frontline or NATO countries could allow Ukraine to use bases in Poland, Moldova, or in Lithuania where Russia cant strike back due to Article V

[@ThatShadyBaldBoi]

Lastly whoever revealed the bases location is another intelligence problem and Ukraine needs to improve on the security of classified information.

[@watDfacts]

Nope that wont do. The F16s needs to be house in Ukraine if they are going to use it. If the F16s are house in NATO territory while Ukraine is using is in the war that is already a direct involvement of NATO in the war.. It means NATO strikes First and it will cause a irreversible consequence. Poland, Moldova, or in Lithuania might not get any backing from NATO allies if that happens specially the US.

[@zankou5611]

So China, NK, Belarus, are allowed to attack from their territory but Ukraine can't use Polish air bases😂

[@ViciousSorina]

U don't know the rules of war, bro, educate urself. If any of these countries house these jets and they use it to attack Russia from there, they automatically become a legitimate military target and Russia has every right to strike them😂

[@AJ-oy8dv]

@@watDfacts bro are you slow why would russia want to take on 30 + countries knowing they cant beat ukraine with the little help there getting

[@hervecyprienwansi3719]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Philippe626]

& if civilians are killed by missile or air strikes, Russia could say "there were armed terrorists hiding on that base nearby civilian areas" .. like I$R@H€££ is always telling about Hamas hiding in schools, hosoitals, mosques, .. 🙄🙄🙄

[@gerrymaher4594]

Russia can hit anywhere in Ukraine 😮

[@tomthekhmerbreed9166]

🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺❤❤❤💪💪💪🎉🎉🎉

[@aprilgeneric8027]

4:00 good point blu-61 is after all a nuclear bomb

[@euripides1398]

CRUX, you must be able to help your fellow Ukr. Nazis with the F-16s. You have a lot of experience in managing the street cows in India.

[@toribiamiguel8855]

😂😂 They dont eat beef..they just let them roaming anywhere.. 😂😂

[@garywillier4303]

2 funny haaaaaa haaaaaa haaaaaa haaaaaa