The creation of the Iron Dome air defense system over Ukraine, similar to that used in Israel, is physically impossible in the coming years, it requires too much equipment and resources, spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ihnat said.

"In the coming years, we will not create any 'dome' over the entire territory of Ukraine – this is physically impossible, because it is simply impossible to install air defense systems along such a length of our borders and cover strategically important facilities in the middle of the country. This should be a huge amount of equipment, it is incredibly expensive, it requires a huge state and human resource, in particular," Ihnat said on the air of the national telethon on Tuesday.

At the same time, he noted that the air defense system in other countries of the world, such as the United States and Europe, is the cover of certain directions, certain objects.

"Another part of the air defense is carried out by fighter jets – multi-purpose aircraft, which are part of the air defense," the speaker said.

He stressed that in order for this to happen quickly and efficiently, new aircraft with modern radars, modern missiles, and aiming navigation systems are needed. "The aircraft that we want to receive, the first candidate is F-16 of a certain modification, which could perform tasks in the air, in particular, to cover the airspace," Ihnat said.