I think there are two different interviews where the CDS conceded IAF lost its jets. But both interviews appear to have been conducted during the recent Shangri La Dialogue.Confirming what most had surmised based on wreckages, IAF did lose planes in the opening act, but still unwilling to confirm any numbers or types.
CDS General Anil Chauhan reveals how India bounced back from initial jet loss to hit critical targets in Pakistan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan confirmed for the first time that fighter jets were lost during Operation Sindoor in early May. In interviews from the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, he pushed back against Pakistans claims of shooting down six Indian aircraft and said India rapidly...economictimes.indiatimes.com