The importance of fighter jets for the Ukraine war

Ukraine has been under attack from the air for a year now... from fighter jets and surface-to-air missiles. What’s left of Ukraine’s small air force is all but powerless against Russian fighter jets. Pilots at the frontlines in southern and eastern Ukraine run an extremely high risk of being shot down. Ukraine has old Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets. It won’t reveal how many but they have to contend with modern anti-aircraft defenses. Pilots and ground personnel in Ukraine are already preparing for the NATO F-16 fighter jet. But military experts are also discussing other Western battle jets. We take a closer look at why Ukraine is pleading for Western fighter jets