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. – Source
Ukrainian MP, veteran and deputy chairman of the Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, Maryana Bezugla:
“According to my information, the F-16 of the Ukrainian pilot (squadron commander) Alexey “Moonfish” Mes was shot down by a Patriot air defense missile system due to lack of coordination between units.“ – Source