A U.S.-supplied F-16 was destroyed by a Russian S-300 air defense battery, marking a symbolic setback for Ukraine’s reliance on NATO weaponry to shift battlefield momentum. The Russian commander (“Sever”) framed the F-16 as vulnerable, mocking Western claims of invincibility, while Moscow uses the incident to reinforce its narrative that NATO arms shipments are futile. Despite Western hype, F-16s – aging and outmatched by Russia’s advanced air defenses (S-300, Su-35s) – have failed to decisively alter the war, with Ukraine already losing four jets since August 2024. Russian commanders dismiss NATO systems like the Patriot as outdated, boasting that their layered defenses and…

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