A Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet has crashed during a Russian missile attack, marking a significant setback for Ukraine's efforts to counter Russian air power.
A Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet has crashed during a Russia n missile attack, marking a significant setback for Ukraine's efforts to counter Russia n air power.One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia n aggression has crashed, Ukraine's Army General Staff has said.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 on Thursday.
Russian forces fired five missiles and 74 Shaheed drones at Ukrainian targets, an air force statement said. Air defences stopped two missiles and 60 drones, and 14 other drones presumably fell before reaching their target, it said. Belgium, Denmark the Netherlands and Norway — all NATO members — have committed to providing Ukraine with more than 60 of the planes. That number is dwarfed by the Russian jet fighter fleet, which is around 10 times larger.US officials told The Associated Press at the end of last month that the first of a batch of F-16s promised by European countries had arrived in Ukraine.
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