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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