Ukraine F-16 crashes and pilot dies while repelling Russian strike
One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia’s invasion has crashed, Ukraine’s Army General Staff said Thursday. The pilot died.
The fighter jet went down on Monday, when Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage at Ukraine, a military statement posted on Facebook said. Four of those Russian missiles were shot down by F-16s, the statement said.
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Ukrainian MP Says Patriot Missile ‘Shot Down’ F-16 Aircraft, Killing Top Fighter Pilot
In a shocking twist, a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet, initially reported as having crashed, was shot down by a missile from Ukraine’s US-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, according to Ukrainian MP Maryana Bezuglaya.
Bezuglaya, citing her sources, claimed that the fighter jet was shot down during a major Russian missile and drone attack on August 26, a day that also marked the combat debut of Ukraine’s F-16s.
The loss of the F-16 is particularly significant given Ukraine’s limited inventory of these advanced fighter jets. The crash resulted in the death of pilot Oleksiy Mes, known by the callsign “Moonfish,” a notable figure in Ukraine’s military aviation community.
They probably sold it….I Don’t Trust Nothing When It Comes To Ukraine Or Our Government
LOL! And 10% sent to the big guy!
Or the pilot had no idea how to fly it and the cover story became screwed up in the chain of command somewhere!!!
Kumo-Kiri, clouds and fog!
The Ukes are a bunch of drunken, half assed fools. Much like the various groups in what was Yugoslavia. We need to cut them off and let the Russians wipe out the Nazis there. Not our monkeys, not our circus.
Another one bites the dust!