On Monday, May 16, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit the command post of the enemy battalion tactical group and five air targets of the occupier.

“More than 10 sorties to destroy ground targets on May 16 were carried out by strike aircraft of the Air Force. In particular, the command post of the enemy battalion-tactical group was hit by fire,” the Air Force said in a statement..

In particular, units of the anti-aircraft missile forces shot down a Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian invaders and an enemy cruise missile..

And the air defense of the Ground Forces destroyed at least three Orlan-10 drones..

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Recall that Ukraine has put into service 74 of the 90 155-mm howitzers provided by the United States to fight Russia and is already using them on the battlefield.. And only a day later, the Allies sent Ukraine 10 aircraft with military assistance.