One day after India launched air strikes against what they claimed to be “terrorist” places within Pakistan and in Pakistan’s cashmire, the climate of war still hangs over much of the battle.
Pakistan leaders are celebrating a great victory of the country’s Air Force, saying five Indian fighters were slaughtered during a one -hour battle fought at more than 160 kilometers.
India leaders are saying little in response to these allegations, although they say their attacks have successfully reached various intended “terrorist” targets and showed what they said were video evidence of many of these attacks.
India has not recognized any loss of aircraft, and the Pakistanis has not yet shown any evidence that proves that they have slaughtered fighters. But a source from the French Ministry of Defense said that at least one of India’s newest and most advanced war planes – a French -made Rafale – was lost in battle.
Military analysts are cautious, noting that Pakistan’s allegations have not been confirmed. But India does not refute them either.
A local resident and government official told the CNN that an unidentified fighter had fallen on a school building in. But it was not immediately clear, by the images of the wreckage, to whom the aircraft belonged and what caused it.
A CNN cannot verify the allegation independently.
Some other allegations of wreckage of aircraft on the ground, on the battlefield, circulating on social networks were unmasked as old meetings, or even from the region.
Certainly come with a little hyperbole.
A Pakistani source told NIC Robertson of CNNthat dozens of fighters were involved in a “air combat,” as never seen in the era of jets.
The Pakistan Defense Minister made a similar account, telling the CNN“These planes were slaughtered in an air combat. Missiles were fired by our planes, and they were slaughtered. Very simple.”
The term “dogfight” evokes the theater of the movie “Top Gun”, with fighters in close contact, diverting, diving and climbing to escape the missile blockade of their opponents.
The struggle described by the Pakistani sources is far from it and is another battle of long -range missiles.
Modern jets are equipped with long -range missiles that can reach terrestrial and air targets up to 160 kilometers away, in many cases, without ever having eye contact with these targets.
In addition, both are equipped with sophisticated long-range earth-air missiles that can be fired at each other’s territory to frustrate any imminent attack.
Pakistan allegations that a robust air defense system defeated India will be somewhat harmed if the videos shown by India in a briefing on Wednesday are authentic.
Most likely, parts of the allegations on both sides are true: India has lost aircraft and Pakistan has seen its defenses be violated.
