Pilots from Ukraine have been seen on camera doing aerial feats a la Top Gun while flying over their country devastated by conflict.
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) recently released video that shows the nation’s best warriors flying well and even flipping upside down.
The viral video’s influence is made clear by the background music, which is Kenny Loggins’ Top Gun song Danger Zone.
To commemorate Ukraine’s Aviation Day, which occurred yesterday, the film was made public.
The breathtaking video, which the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense published, was adapted to an 80s song.
Kyiv intended to persuade America to deploy additional fighter planes by highlighting the bravery of its pilots.
The country’s pilots have performed daring feats like flying helicopters underneath telephone cables.
However, the video released by the Ukrainian MoD also aimed to convince Washington to supply F-16 fighter planes to Kiev.
In July, the US Air Force indicated that it may deliver the highly sophisticated jets to Zelensky’s army, but this month it was made clear that wouldn’t happen.
Instead, a new $1 billion (£ 850 billion) weaponry delivery plan for Ukraine that includes HIMARS rockets and missile launchers was unveiled by the Pentagon.
Yesterday was Ukraine’s Aviation Day, and the video was made to commemorate it (August 27)
The Ukrainian flag was created in the skies using the engines of a squadron of fighter aircraft.
That happened before Washington offered an additional $3 billion (£2.5 billion) a few days later.
The funds will be used to pay for contracts for the purchase of drones, weapons, and other equipment that may not be used in combat for a year or two.
With the additional $3 billion, the Biden administration will have provided close to $14 billion in help since February over 19 different aid packages.
Additionally, Congress has authorized for Ukraine two different assistance packages totaling $40 billion and $13.6 billion.
Ukraine has begged for F-16 upgraded planes from Washington (pictured near Iran in July)
The shipment from last week cost $775 million and included 16 Howitzer systems, 1,000 Javelin systems that have been hitting Russian armor, an unspecified number of HARM missiles that target radar systems, and 16 Howitzer systems.
Additionally, there are 40 MRAPS tactical vehicles designed to resist improvised explosive devices and 15 Boeing ScanEagle drones, which are low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles.
The drones may be fired using a pneumatic launcher without an airfield and are useful for surveillance.