Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired the commander of the country’s air force after one of its Western-donated F-16 warplane crashed and the pilot died. The order to dismiss Mykola Oleshchuk was published Friday on the presidential website. The air force said U.S.
In this photo taken Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, the Ukrainian Air Force’s F-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location in Ukraine . One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia’s invasion crashed on Monday, Aug. 26, when Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage at Ukraine , Ukraine ’s military officials said on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.
Mariana Bezuhla cited unnamed sources for her claim and demanded punishment for those responsible for the error. One of the bombs hit a 12-story apartment block, setting the building ablaze and trapping at least one person on an upper floor. Emergency crews searching for survivors feared the building could collapse.AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports the EU’s Josep Borrell argues for Ukraine having freer reign to hit back at Russia.
“We must carefully understand what happened, what the circumstances are, and whose responsibility it is,” Oleshchuk wrote in the post shortly before his dismissal.
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