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Ukraine lost an F-16 and a top pilot after one of the fighter jets crashed while battling Russian missiles
A Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet crashed on Monday, killing a top pilot in what appears to mark Kyiv's first loss of the American-made aircraft.
It is still unclear what led to the crash, which occurred just weeks after Ukraine received its first batch of F-16s from NATO.
The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed on Thursday that one of its pilots, Oleksiy Mes, died in combat during a massive Russian attack on Monday. Kyiv said he shot down three cruise missiles and one attack drone before he was killed.
"Oleksiy saved Ukrainians from deadly Russian missiles," the Ukrainian Air Force wrote in a Telegram statement. "Unfortunately, at the cost of his own life."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-lost-f-16-one-162717212.html
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