The Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilot died in the accident while reflecting the Russian air attack by drones, driven missiles and ballistic missiles. On Sunday they informed the Ukrainian air forces, TASR writes according to reports Reuters and CNN.
Russia has so far made the biggest air attack on Ukraine since the beginning of the war on Sunday. The aircraft shot down was a third trained pilot for this model of American fighters that died since last summer. So far, Ukraine has lost four F-16 fighter aircraft in the war with Russia.
According to the Ukrainian aviation, the pilot “did everything in his power to direct the plane away from the inhabited area, but did not manage to eject”. Ukrainian aviation claims that the aircraft destroyed seven targets before his deathbut when trying to defuse the eighth, his plane was damaged and began to lose height.
Reuters recalls that The death of a trained F-16 pilot is a great loss for Ukraine, as it is on a flight with one of the latest models of offensive fighters of today only a few people trained. The training is highly specialized and lasts months.
Russia fired a total of 537 air weapons including 477 drones and baits and 60 missiles during the nightthe Ukrainian aviation said. Of these, 249 were shot down and 226 were lost, he said for AP Juri Ihnat, head of the Ukrainian Aviation Communication.
