Russia takes aim at F-16 arrivals

Kremlin forces have stepped up attacks on Ukrainian airbases they believe will be used to house U.S.-designed F-16 fighter jets


POLAND 
SLOVAKIA
HUNGARY
Lutsk
Ivano-Frankivsk
MOLDOVA
ROMANIA
BELARUS
Starokostiantyniv
Ozerne
Vasylkiv
Kyiv
Dolgintsevo
Kulbakino 
Odesa
BLACK SEA
UKRAINE
Myrhorod
Kharkiv
Donetsk
CRIMEA
RUSSIA
Area held by Russia
Rostov-on-Don
GEORGIA
200km 125 miles

Ukrainian airbase housing fighter/strike aircraft 
Recent Russian attacks


F-16 Fighting Falcon (Viper)


F-16 PLEDGES
First jets to arrive in July. Officials have not revealed where they will be based
Belgium 30 	Netherlands 24 	Denmark 19 	Norway* 22	95

*Includes 10 non-operational aircraft to be supplied as sources of spare parts


Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Oryx blog, Reuters 
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