of what he said. intercepting the cruise missiles, your mission is to save the lives on the ground, to save the city. you re not able it s a terrible feeling that somebody will die. somebody will die in minutes, and you didn t prevent that. after school, i entered into the air force university. it was a dream from childhood, from the age of five. it s myjob, it s my mission. face to face air battle, air engagement, ourjets have almost no chances to win. we were pushing them away, because they were forced to avoid us, and we were trying to get russianjets in the bubbles of our air defence, and they shooted them down. but russians are improving
face to face air battle, air engagement, ourjets have almost no chances to win. we were pushing them away, because they were forced to avoid us, and they were trying to get russianjets in the bubbles of our air defence, and they shooted them down. but russians are improving their tactics, and we need something more advanced than ourjets, for air defence, for interception of cruise missiles. andrii pilshchykov speaking to the bbc last year. that interview was carried out by our bbc ukrainian reporter zhanna bezpiatchuk. i spoke to her a little earlier and asked her for her thoughts on captain pilshchykov. he s really a unique fighter pilot and unique officer in the ukrainian army.
your mission is to save the lives on the ground, to save the city. you re not able it s a terrible feeling that somebody will die. somebody will die in minutes, and you didn t prevent that. after school, i entered into the air force university. it was a dream from childhood, from the age of five. it s myjob, it s my mission. face to face air battle, air engagement, ourjets have almost no chances to win. we were pushing them away, because they were forced to avoid us, and we were trying to get russianjets in the bubbles of our air defence, and they shooted them down. but russians are improving their tactics, and we need something more advanced than ourjets,
but by dispersing their forces and the russians inability to gain control in the air, they are still there. ukraine doesn t have to try and get air dominance. it knows if it sends all its aeroplanes forward then the russian surface to air missiles will have a go. so what it does, it s where it needs to be, when it needs to be, and not for long. the russians, they are improving their tactics. we need something more advanced than ourjets. for air defence, for interception of cruise missiles. air strikes across ukraine, including here in the capital, have led to a power crisis, leaving millions in the dark and unable to heat their homes. president zelensky has made repeated calls to the west to supply his country with stronger air defence systems. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, kyiv. russia says it is ending its suspension of the international deal on ukrainian grain exports,