Here’s what we are reading today:

#Ukraine lost one of its few #F16s and a pilot in a crash, the first time this has happened, CNN reports.

Oleksiy Mes, the pilot, had only been training on the F-16 for six months, since Ukraine is putting them through expedited training due to war.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/29/europe/ukraine-f16-crashes-intl/index.html

Here’s what we are reading today:

#Ukraine confirmed that its #F16s were used for the very first time, helping defend the skies over the country on Monday.

It's a major milestone which shows how continuing #Ukrainian success requires the #West to continue to provide military aid.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/08/27/7472148/

F-16 fighter jets helped repel largest Russian strike on Ukraine

The F-16 fighter jets, provided by Ukraine’s Western partners, have been used to repel the largest Russian combined aerial attack on Ukraine on 26 August, and destroy the Russians missiles and drones.

^{Ukrainska Pravda}