On July 18th, local time, President Trump of the United States stated that there might have been “five fighter jets shot down” during the spring conflict between India and Pakistan. He did not specify which side’s planes were involved, but claimed “the planes were indeed shot down, four or five, I think it was five.”
Previously, Pakistan claimed to have shot down five Indian fighter jets, while India claimed to have shot down several Pakistani fighter jets, with Pakistan denying any loss of aircraft but acknowledging an attack on its air force base. (Xu Tao)
Pakistan confirmed the shooting down of three Mirage, one Su-30, and one MiG fighter jet>>
Indian Air Force officials said both sides had lost aircraft in the conflict, without disclosing specific figures.