Ukraine Says It Lost F-16 Jet in Crash During Russian Air Strike
Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks in front of an F16 fighter jet on Aug. 4.
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Ukraine’s military said it lost one of its US-made F-16 fighter jets in a crash that killed the pilot when the aircraft sought to repel Russian aerial attack on Monday.
The incident took place Monday as the country came under the biggest drone and missile assault since the start of war more than two years ago as Moscow targeted its energy infrastructure, the General Staff said in a post on Facebook on Thursday.