Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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Russia launches large-scale drone attack on multiple Ukrainian regions overnight
On the night of 2–3 September, Russia carried out a large-scale drone attack across multiple Ukrainian regions, including Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Odesa, Khmelnytskyi, Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, and Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian authorities reported damage to residential buildings, industrial sites, and infrastructure, with casualties including injuries and at least one death. Air defence intercepted 135 of 163 launched drones.
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Ukrainian F-16 pilots running out of air-to-air missiles, falling back on cannons
Ukraine's F-16 pilots are facing an acute shortage of air-to-air missiles during daytime combat sorties, in some cases engaging Russian aerial targets with the aircraft's 20mm cannon, the commander of Ukraine's 107th Air Wing has warned. The shortfall affects AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles that are also used by NASAMS air defense systems protecting Kyiv.