Russian Army: We hit airfield where Ukrainian F-16s may be based

"Russian pilots hit Starokonstantinov airfield, Khmelnytska area in western Ukraine where F-16s are likely to be deployed" This was stated to RIA Novosti by the coordinator of the Russian volunteer detachment of the Nikolaev assault center, Sergey Lebedev.

"The Russian Air Force has carried out four more strikes on the military airport in Starokonstantinov. Senior comrades believe that the F-16 fighters were there. Logically, I agree with them: if there were foreign pilots, then they were not sent to fly the planes. Most likely they were", he stated.

The Russian media writes that in response to the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against "civilian objects", Russian troops regularly carry out targeted strikes on the location of personnel, equipment and mercenaries, as well as on the enemy's infrastructure: Ukrainian energy, defense industry, military administration and the communication facilities".