One of Ukraine's recently delivered F-16 fighter jets crashed while repelling a Russian airstrike, killing the pilot on board, the Ukrainian army said.
CNN By Daria Tarasova-Markina and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — A top Ukrainian pilot was killed when a US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed on Monday, just weeks after the long-awaited planes arrived in the country, a Ukrainian military source told CNN.
A Western official said the advanced fighter crashed while defending against a Russian aerial assault. It was not clear how it was destroyed, but the loss is a symbolic blow to Ukraine, given the planes’ prominence.
The military said in a statement posted on Facebook that the fighter jet went down on Monday, when Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage at Ukraine.
A Ukrainian F-16 jet was destroyed in a crash following the American-made fighter’s first successful mission against Russia on Monday, according to a US official.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. experts have joined a Ukrainian investigation into why an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed earlier this week during a Russian bombardment, the country’s air force commander said Friday.
KYIV, Ukraine -- One of the F-16 warplanes that Ukraine received from its Western partners to fight Russia's invasion has crashed, Ukraine's Army General Staff said Thursday. The pilot died.
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.
Ukraine confirmed on Thursday afternoon that one of its F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters crashed earlier this week, killing the pilot onboard. It was reportedly one of the initial six aircraft that arrived in Ukraine earlier this month.
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