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Investigation results coming soon: Ukraine’s army chief on F-16 crash

9 September, 2024 Monday
14:42

A special commission from Ukraine's Ministry of Defence is investigating the F-16 fighter jet crash that claimed the life of pilot Oleksii Mes. Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, stated that the investigation results will be made public soon

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Syrskyi shared this information in an interview with CNN, noting that the pilot, who lost his life in the crash, had successfully shot down two missiles and was just attacking, chasing the third cruise missile, using on-board weapons.

Read also: Fallen pilot Oleksii Mes: defending Ukraine's right to have F-16s

“Our pilots have been trained. They were trained in the educational institutions of our partner countries, and of course, the best pilots were selected who already had experience in effectively using the aircraft that are in service with the Ukrainian armed forces. Of course, they came highly trained, as our partners also confirmed, and received all the approvals to operate these aircraft,” the Ukrainian army chief stated.

According to Syrskyi, an investigation is currently underway to determine the circumstances of the F-16 crash.

“I think the results of the investigation will be known to everyone shortly. And on the one hand, we are not going to hide it, but on the other hand, the effectiveness of the use of these aircraft has been proven by the results,” the commander-in-chief stated.

  • On the night of August 25-26, Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones. As a result of the prolonged massive attack, people were killed and injured in various regions. On August 26, Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting. According to him, Russia launched 127 missiles of various types and 109 drones at the territory of Ukraine.
  • During the Ukraine 2024 Independence forum, President Zelenskyy said that the Ukrainian military, using F-16 fighter jets, had shot down some Russian missiles during the massive attack on August 26.
  • On August 29, the Wall Street Journal reported that Ukraine's first F-16 fighter jet may have been downed on August 26.
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