Not to worry I'm pretty sure the US is going to cover the western Aircraft replacement with F-16's (and maybe 15's).

While that's all well and good it lacks the raw power and performance needed to skullfuck the RuAF into submission. I'm just saying it would be nice if the F-22 had at least one combat A2A kill before it's retired. Just give like 6-8 of them alongside a fuckload of AMRAAM's and AIM-9x's and have the Ukrainians promise to only fly them over their own airspace. I'm sure Congress can have their arm twisted to sign off on it.