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Top Ukrainian pilot killed when US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed
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- 29 August, 2024
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A top Ukrainian pilot was killed when a US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed on Monday, just weeks after the long-awaited planes arrived in the country, a Ukrainian military source told CNN, Report informs.
The Ukrainian Defence Forces do not believe pilot error was behind the incident, the source added.
Pilot Oleksiy Mes, known as “Moonfish,” was killed in the crash while “repelling the biggest ever aerial attack” by Russia against Ukraine, said the source, adding that the pilot was buried on Thursday.
The crash is being investigated and international experts will be invited to participate in the probe, the source added.
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