Fighters from India and Pakistan fought one of the largest and longest air battles in the latest aviation history – the American CNN television station said, citing sources in Pakistani security services.
Key facts:
- 125 fighters fought for over an hour.
- None of the parties left their own airspace.
- “None of the parties wanted humiliation,” said CNN interlocutor.
A total of 125 fighters took part in the battle, the machines fought for over an hour, none of the parties left their own airspace, CNN said. She said that the fire exchange was at a distance of up to 160 kilometers.
The source of the CNN in the Pakistani army said that it was “one of the largest and longest air battles in the latest aviation history”.
CNN interlocutor from Pakistani security services said that none of the parties was prepared to enter the opponent's airspace. In this context, American television reminded the event from 2019, when the Indian plane was shot down on the territory Pakistan. The pilot of this aircraft was captured and shown on Pakistani television. “This time none of the parties wanted humiliation,” said CNN interlocutor.
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India's attack on Pakistan
On Tuesday, a spokesman for the Pakistani armed forces Ahmed Sharif announced that Pakistan shot down five enemy aircraft in the Indian airspace after they were attacking on the territory of Pakistan.
At night from Tuesday to Wednesday India They conducted an attack on purposes in Pakistan and in the Pakistanian part of the disputed region, Kashmir, under the name Sinddoor operation. The Indian army said that nine places were attacked in Pakistan, where there was “terrorist infrastructure”, including “terrorist camps”, recruitment centers and rocket launchers. According to the Indian government, “no Pakistani military facility was attacked”, which testifies to “significant restraint”.
Source: tvn24
Author/author: TAS/ADS
Source: CNN, PAP
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