 Ukraine destroyed Russian warplanes and landing ship Novosharkovsk with F-16 fighters. It has been suggested that the first batch of F-16 fighters has already been delivered to Ukraine. Newsweek publication wrote about this. According to the publication, the shooting down of Russian fighter jets in December is not an ordinary event. It was reported that Russia lost eight fighter planes in the last three weeks. On December 5th, the Ukrainian army announced that it shot down a Russian fighter jet near Ilana Island. Twelve days later, the Su-34 fighter was destroyed during the attack on the Russian air base. On the same day, Ukrainian media wrote that Russia mistakenly shot down one of its Su-25 tactical bombers. On December 22nd, Ukraine destroyed three more Russian Su-34 bombers. On December 24th, Kiev also announced the destruction of Su-30 and Su-34 belonging to the Russian army. On December 26th, Ukraine shot down the Russian landing ship Novosharkovsk in Crimea. At the moment there are also opinions that cruise missiles were fired at the ship from F-16. The publication's experts said that these successes may be related to the F-16, but the West has learned from the 20-month war and understands that it is better not to announce the important weapons it has been given. On December 22nd, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Dutch government was starting preparations to deliver an initial batch of 18 F-16 jets for delivery to Ukraine. The Dutch Defense Ministry separately said that Ukraine's personnel must be properly trained before the jets are transferred, as well as having suitable infrastructure in place. The jets may be modified and some of the aircraft require an overhaul, the Dutch government said.