'All our pilots back home': Indian Air Force says Operation Sindoor achieved its objectives
During the Director Generals of Military Operations press briefing Air Marshal AK Bharti negated Pakistani media reports and said all our "pilots are back home" | India News
The Indian Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) led by Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, Air Marshal AK Bharti, Vice Admiral AN Pramod and Major General SS Sharda briefed the Indian media on Operation Sindoor on Sunday (May 11).
During the press conference Air Marshal AK Bharti negating Pakistan media reports and replying to a question whether any Indian Air Force Pilot was killed or jets downed in the operation said, "For the details of what could have been how many numbers which platform did we use, at this time I would not like to comment on that as we are still in a combat mode. And we don't want to give any advantage to our adversaries. All I want to say is that our objectives have been achieved and all our pilots have been back home."
" We are still in a combat scenario and the question to ask is have we achieved our target of decimating the terrorist camps and the answer is a thumping yes an the result is there for the world to see," he further said.
After the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed lives of 26 people, India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 and struck multiple terror locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir killing over hundred terrorists.
On being asked about how many Pakistani planes were downed,AirMarshalAKBhartisaid, "Their planes were prevented from entering inside our border...Definitely, we have downed a few planes...Definitely, there are losses on their side which we have inflicted. We would not like to hazard a guess out here, I have the numbers and we are getting into technical details to establish it."
Air Marshal AK Bharti said that India struck Pakistani airbases, command centres, military infrastructure, and air defence systems across the entire Western Front in a coordinated and calibrated manner.
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The Indian Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) also paid tributes to the Indian bravehearts who lost their lives in Operation Sindoor and ceasefire violations.
"We have lost 5 Indian soldiers in Operation Sindoor. We are indebted to them," he said. "I pay homage to 5 fellow personnel from armed forces, their sacrifices will always be remembered," said Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai.
