Ukraine Pilot Killed In F-16 Jet Crash While Fighting Russian Airstrikes

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has confirmed that an F16 fighter jet crashed and its pilot died while combating Russian airstrikes.

The F16 fighters participating in the combat had destroyed four missiles, and one of the aircraft lost contact while approaching the next target, the General Staff said in a statement on Telegram.

"As it turned out later, the plane crashed, and the pilot died," the statement said, without specifying the date of the incident.