The Ukrainian president gave no reason, but there are indications that friendly fire may have brought down the jet, a Western official said.
Author: Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Eric Schmitt
F-16 Fighter Jet, Recently Supplied to Ukraine, Crashes
A Western official said the advanced fighter crashed while defending against a Russian aerial assault. It was not clear how it was destroyed, but the loss is a blow to Ukraine, given the planes’ prominence.
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Washington delivered the first batch of truck-mounted, multiple-rocket launchers, known as HIMARS,