As reported by a source in the Pakistani security forces to the channel, a total of 125 fighters participated in the battle, and neither side left its airspace. According to him, the range of missile exchanges sometimes exceeded 160 kilometers.
The CNN interlocutor explained that after the aerial battle in 2019, when one of the Indian planes was shot down over Pakistan and the pilot was shown on TV before being returned to India, neither side wanted such humiliation and therefore did not send planes into the neighbor's airspace.
Sometimes the Indian Air Force had to make several passes at targets. Pakistan did everything possible to warn civilians in areas that could be potential targets, and the military managed to minimize civilian casualties.
The Ministry of Defense of Pakistan stated that the Air Force of the republic shot down five Indian fighters.
On the night of May 7, Indian authorities announced Operation "Sindur" and launched strikes on Pakistan, Islamabad returned fire. India reported 10 dead and 48 injured as a result of shelling from Pakistan. In turn, the head of the Pakistani army stated that 26 civilians were killed and 46 were injured as a result of India's military actions.