air strikes
Attacks from above
Air strikes are military attacks carried out by aircraft, typically involving bombs or missiles dropped on ground targets.
The term encompasses operations ranging from single bombing runs to sustained aerial campaigns against enemy positions, infrastructure, or forces.
Coalition air strikes targeted the weapons depot overnight.
Though precise weaponry has evolved, the strategic purpose remains the same: to damage or destroy targets from above while keeping personnel at a safe distance.
- Russo-Ukrainian WarArmed conflict since 2014
- bombingAttack with explosives
- raidsSudden armed attacks
- strategic bombingAirstrikes against enemy capacity
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
munitions · drone warfare · carpet-bombs · aerial bombardment · shock and awe · smart bombs · attack · jet · tactical · rubble · drone · attack aircraft · collateral damage · danger zone · fire · ordnance · combat · targets
- Air Forceflying officer, squadron leader, wing commander, group captain, F-15
- Libyan WarGaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi, Tripoli, Benghazi, rebels
- Air ForcesLuftwaffe, RAF, squadrons, airmen, fighter jets
- Military Powerarmy, navy, marines, troops, generals
- destructiondestruction, destroying, demolishing, devastation, ruination
- naval warfarenaval battles, naval battle, battleship, destroyer, sea battles
air strikesground assault
Attack by foot soldiers
ground offensive · land invasion · ground attack · boots on the ground · naval bombardment
air strikesceasefire
Agreed halt to fighting
peace agreement · truce · armistice · diplomatic negotiations · de-escalation
air strikeshumanitarian aid
Crisis relief for sufferers
relief operations · reconstruction efforts · peacekeeping missions · medical evacuation · supply drops