Overview

• Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh confirmed India shot down five Pakistani fighter jets and one high-value surveillance aircraft at around 300 km, marking the country’s longest recorded surface-to-air kill.
• The IAF released satellite imagery and a five-minute video on X showing targeted strikes on nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir with minimal collateral damage.
• Russian-made S-400 air defence systems were credited with deterring Pakistani aircraft and long-range glide bombs from penetrating Indian airspace.
• Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam massacre, disabled command centres in Murid and Chaklala and destroyed hangars at Sukkur, Bholari and Jacobabad.
• Singh’s public disclosures have reignited scrutiny over the May 10 ceasefire and underscored how unified political direction granted the forces full operational freedom.