Ukrainian F-16 plane crashes in Russian airstrike
On Monday, the pilot of a Ukrainian F-16 aircraft died when his plane crashed in a massive Russian air strike.
The Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet was allegedly not downed by the Russians, but crashed due to pilot error. So writes The Wall Street Journal.
The pilot, Oleksi Mesia, known as 'Moonfish', allegedly downed 3 cruise missiles and 1 drone. But “unfortunately it was at the cost of his own life,” according to the Air Force.
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