Coverage dated June 28, 2025

Ukraine loses an F-16 pilot and his jet while fighting one of Russia’s biggest ever aerial attacks

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By Kostya Gak, Helen Regan, Billy Stockwell and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian pilot was killed and his F-16 fighter jet crashed after Russia launched a huge aerial assault involving hundreds of drones and scores of missiles overnight, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday.

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    Ukraine loses an F-16 pilot and his jet while fighting one of Russia’s biggest ever aerial attacks (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Kostya Gak, Helen Regan, Billy Stockwell and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian pilot was killed and his F-16 fighter jet crashed after Russia launched a huge aerial assault involving hundreds of drones and scores of missiles overnight, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Ukraine F-16 pilot killed repelling massive Russian air attack (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Maksym Ustimenko’s aircraft shot down seven air targets before losing altitude and crashing, the air force says.

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Ukraine loses an F-16 pilot and his jet while fighting one of Russia’s biggest ever aerial attacks | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Kostya Gak, Helen Regan, Billy Stockwell and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian pilot was killed and his F-16 fighter jet crashed after

  4. The Kyiv Independent

  5. New York Post

    Ukrainian F-16 pilot killed defending against biggest Russian barrage yet: ‘He died like a hero’ (opens New York Post)

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    This is the third F-16 to be downed since Ukraine took delivery of the warplanes in February.

  6. UPI

    Ukrainian F-16 pilot killed in major Russian airstrikes (opens UPI)

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    A Ukrainian F-16 pilot died overnight Sunday during one of Russia's largest attacks since the invasion in 2022 that included several hundred drones and missiles, Ukraine's Air Force said.

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