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What seemed to be a ukrainian jet taking off. andre says the u.s. helped teach him and his fellow airmen how to beat the russians. >> translator: we have our tactics. we conducted the clear sky exercise with our american friends. we now are using some of the tactics we learned from the americans. >> reporter: the u.s. and its allies initially believed russia would own the skies over ukraine just days after their invasion. but the spokesman for ukraines air force says they were ready. >> translat...

>> translator: we have our tactics. we conducted the clear sky exercise with our american friends. we are now using some of the tactics we learned from the americans. >> reporter: the and u.s. its allies initially believed russia would own the skies over ukraine just days after their invasion. but the spokesman for ukraines air force says they were ready. >> translator: weve been preparing for this scenario for eight years. it cannot be said that our military did not think this would not happen....

Fought 3 to 24. >> reporter: its impossible for us to verify those claims but during our interview we heard what seemed to be a ukrainian jet taking off. he says the u.s. helped teach him and his fellow airmen how to beat the russians. >> translator: we have our tactics. we conducted the clear sky exercise with our american friends. we now are using some of the tactics we learn from the americans. >> reporter: and, you know, the morale that this pilot showed, he said its still very, very high. a...

Them. >> reporter: he flies an su-27 air superiority fighter. this is video provided by the ukrainian military of the same model, an older plane, but one thats still effective. >> translator: i shot down russian claims. unfortunately i cannot say which and how many and how exactly i shot them down. air missiles, ground-to-air missiles were repeatedly fired at me. there was a flight when we flew three against 24. it means our three fighters repelled the attack of their 24 aircraft. its impossible...

Three against 24. it means our three fighters repelled the attack of their 24 aircraft. >> its impossible to verify those claims, but during our interview, we heard what seemed to be a ukrainian jet taking off. he says the u.s. helped teach him and his fellow airmen how to beat the russians. >> translator: we have our tactics. we conducted the clear sky exercise with our american friends. we now are using some of the tactics we learned from the americans. >> the u.s. and its allies initially bel...