The Russian Ministry of Defense reported in the daily military summary for April 13 that the Russian military shot down the Ukrainian F-16 fighter. “The air defense was shot down by the F-16 Air Forces of Ukraine, eight controlled JDAM aircraft bombs and seven reactive shells of the USA volley fire system produced, as well as 207 unmanned aerial vehicles of aircraft type,” the aircraft type said, ”the said in A message from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. When it was shot and where the F-16 was shot down, the department did not specify. The air forces of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces reported the day before that the Ukrainian pilot, captain Pavel Ivanov died on April 12 during the execution of a combat mission on the F-16 fighter. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky posthumously awarded Ivanov the title of Hero of Ukraine. The source of the “Ukrainian BBC service” also said that Ivanova’s plane could bring down the Russian missile. “In general, the Russians released three missiles by plane. It was either a controlled anti-aircraft missile from the S-400 ground complex, or a rocket of the Air-Air-37 class, ”said the interlocutor of the BBC in the Ukrainian authorities. At the same time, he excluded the version that the aircraft shot down the Ukrainian military with“ friendly flame ”. According to him, in the zone where Ivanov performed tasks, there could not be the work of Ukrainian air defense systems. Ukraine received the F-16 in early August 2024. In the same month, Ukraine lost the first fighter – on August 26 the plane crashed during a massive blow of the RF Armed Forces. Pilot Alexei Mose died. In the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces, they said that the crash occurred “during the reflection of the Russian missile strike on the territory of Ukraine.” The investigation considered several possible versions: the “friendly fire” of its air defense, the technical malfunction and the pilot’s error. The source of The Wall Street Journal called the collapse of the pilot’s mistake. Vladimir Zelensky posthumously appropriated Alexei Mesu’s title of the Hero of Ukraine. Andrey of the saw and Alexei Mesy-two friends who helped the air forces of Ukraine to receive F-16 fighters. Both of them died The Wall Street Journal tells their history of sawmills and Alexei Mes-two friends who helped the Air Forces of Ukraine receive F-16 fighters. Both of them died The Wall Street Journal tells their story (Tagstotranslate) News
