If confirmed, the operation in which an F-16 worked with a Swedish reconnaissance plane to down a Russian fighter would highlight a new level in Ukraine's aviation capabilities.

Ukraine's air force said 436 drones and 38 missiles were downed by air defenses, with the help of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets whose pilots shot down "dozens" of attack drones.

The F-16 Downing Was a Major Loss for Ukraine. Colonel Ustymenko’s F-16 was one of several fighter jets deployed to shoot down the incoming threats, when a missile reportedly struck it.

Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly over an undisclosed location in Ukraine on August 4, 2024. AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky. But Kyiv has not yet received all of the aircraft promised to its ...

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A Ukrainian pilot was killed and his F-16 fighter jet crashed as after Russia launched a huge aerial assault involving hundreds of drones and scores ... the most advanced of Ukraine’s fighter jets.

MOSCOW, June 3. /TASS/. Russian fighter jets are superior to the Western-made F-16s that were donated to Ukraine, said Yury Ignat, spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force.

Turkey has long requested the jets, particularly after it was kicked out of the F-35 warplane program in 2019 for buying Russian S-400 air defense systems, but has faced opposition from U.S ...

Only a small number of the country’s top pilots have been trained to fly F-16s, the most advanced of Ukraine’s fighter jets. The training is highly specialized and takes months to complete.

Ustymenko’s death is a major loss for Ukraine. Only a small number of the country’s top pilots have been trained to fly F-16s, the most advanced of Ukraine’s fighter jets.

Only a small number of the country’s top pilots have been trained to fly F-16s, the most advanced of Ukraine’s fighter jets. The training is highly specialized and takes months to complete.