Ukraine says one of its F-16 fighter jets has crashed • FRANCE 24 English

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. The Defense Ministry has since opened an investigation into the crash.
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[boxingforselfdefence]

Shot down. Pilots eject when they crash.

[anshumans]

this comedian in chief putting world peace at risk

[namur-iqih]

The F-16 trained pilots, not the airplanes, are a resource that is missing most in Ukraine. Deconflicting the airspace between ground-based air-defenses and one's own pilots when under attack is quite difficult and requires very detailed coordination. Ukraine has probably only a few men who were trained in it. It is thus highly likely that a Patriot or some other air defense system took the F-16 down. It is a huge problem and lying about it makes it worse.

[CharlesTheInnocent-ss]

Friendly fire probably brought down the F-16 plane. That explains why the air force chief got fired. If it had been a mechanical malfunction or pilot error, he won't have been given the boot because he did not cause it.

[Tell_Me_Sweet_Little_Lies]

"Further detail" is they shot down their own jet

[charleso]

Western media: It crashed
Ukrainian officials: it was hit by Patriots in error
Russia: we killed it with Iskandar missiles
Readers: choose the one that makes sense to you

[Zlaland]

They care more about f16 thn the pilot

[GurdeepSingh-vqlw]

Dont say embarrassing to Ukraine embarrassing is to the west who always says their weapobs are too superior to any countries...tomorrow he will sacked his army commander when his military start to be encircled and maybe he himself will in the end give up and go back to his family life 😂😂

[Samayil_]

Planes, ships, tanks are all canisters compared with the strides that ammunition technology has made.

[Razzle_Dazzle-]

Oh boy it's ghost of kievvv again

[StrikeBuster-bb]

They showed the picture of the f16 looks like it hit the ground.

[zachrytitus]

It has been short down by Russia, why is it difficult to admit.

[jimamar]

It is a glory for Ukraine, because their son sacrificed his life in service.