The head of the Air Force says that six Pakistani aircraft were shot down by India in May.

India brought down five Pakistani combat aircraft and other military aircraft during Clashes in MayThe head of the Indian Air Force said on Saturday, in the first public claim by the country after that The worst military conflict in decades with its neighbor.

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif refused to statement, saying that India had not hit or destroyed one Pakistani plane.

In an event in the southern Indian city of Bangaluru, Indian air commander Marshal Abi Singh said that most Pakistani aircraft were shot down by the surface missile system in Russia.

He referred to electronic tracking data as an emphasis on the strikes.

He said: “We have at least five fighters who were killed and one large plane,” adding that the large plane, which could be a surveillance plane, was shot down at a distance of 300 km (186 miles).

He said: “This is in fact the largest registered killing ever,” which sparked applause from the crowd, which included the service of the Air Force and Old Warriors, government and industry officials.

Singh did not mention the type of fighter aircraft that was shot down, but he said that the air strikes also struck an additional monitoring plane and “F-16” fighters that were parked in pens in two bases in southeastern Pakistan.

In a post on X, Pakistani Defense Minister accused India of betraying the trust.

He said: “If the truth is the subject of a question, let the two sides open their aircraft stocks for independent verification – although we doubt that this will put the fact that India seeks to block.”

“Such comic novels, made for local political utility, increase the serious risks of strategic poor in a nuclear environment.”

Islamabad, which is primarily running the Chinese and F-16S Air Force, has been denied by India that shot down any Pakistani plane during Fighting from 7 to 10 May Among the nuclear armed neighbors.

US officials have previously told Reuters that they were not aware of any F-16-making aircraft in the United States inside Pakistan.

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday.

Pakistan claimed that it had shot down six Indian planes during the clashes, including the French Rafale fighter. India has acknowledged some losses, but it denied the loss of six aircraft.

Gen. Jerome Bellinger, President of France, said earlier that he had seen evidence of the loss of three Indian fighters, including Rafale. The Indian Air Force did not comment on the claims.