The US-made F-16 fighter aircraft, which Ukraine’s air force reported losing on Friday, was a major blow to the country’s air force because it had greatly aided Russian forces in battling Russia’s invasion. Kyiv has never disclosed how many of the aircraft it has received, but it is at least the second proved reduction of the Western-supplied planes. Early on Friday, the air pressure reported that it lost touch with the F-16 as part of a move to avert a Russian assault. When” an emergency situation arose on table,” the air pressure reported,” the captain destroyed three atmosphere targets and was working on the third using an airplane weapons.” According to the air force, the pilot carefully ejected, adding that an investigation commission was set up. An F-16 crashed while evading a Soviet missile attack in August 2024, according to Kyiv, killing its aircraft. Russia claimed to have fallen an F-16 in April 2025. Pavlo Ivanov was killed during a fight vision, Ukraine did not confirm. This is a loss for Ukraine, which has relied on F-16s to catch missiles and fire Russian aircraft. 112 drones were launched by Russia immediately, of which 73 were broken and 36 were lost from sensor without causing any harm.
