Ukrainian Air Force pilot dies in F16 crash while trying to intercept missile
Pilot Oleksii Mes was part of a U.S.-run program to train Ukrainian pilots to fly the fighter jets. A U.S. official says the jet doesn’t appear to have been brought down by enemy fire.
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23 comments
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Good to know that it wasn't brought down by Russian fire; the Ukrainian pilot crashed it all by himself. 🤔
You mean the missile intercepted his plane, oh well taking off is optional but landing safely is mandatory!!
Crashed.. really? Are you certain?
They promise they'll read the manual and not rely on any more US DEI-infected training before further use. They certainly care about their pilot's tragic and unnecessary death, but they don't care about a $63 million jet since they get them for free.
crashed or blown up us patriot missile?
Russia is not Iraq
Crash? Like when Donald Trump was whisked off the stage after loud popping noises?
It was not crashed by it self, Ukrainians shoot it down with Patriot missile sistem thinking it were Russian plane….
Someone said the f-16 collided with a missile….
Wonder weapon according to nafo bots 🤣
Hahahahhaaaaa
Hoffentlich haben die ukrainischen Piloten gelernt, wie man bei der F-16 den Schleudersitz auslöst…..
"Everything burns" (the joker)
How he crashed it after all the training
The quality of the box matters little. Success depends upon the man who sits in it. – Manfred von Richthofen.
in a coupef country that is ran by an addicted comedian it could not played out any other ways
Lies it was shot down by the same side probably a mistake i guess
He was shot down by friendly fire, don’t believe this lie
The stories that get spun when a US supplied Patriot missile is fired off at a US supplied F-16, BOTH of which were being operated by Ukrainian military personnel who were trained extensively in this area for THE LAST 3 MONTHS what normally takes approximately 3YEARS TO LEARN AND FULLY UNDERSTAND!! 💥👊🤣💥🫵🤡💩💩💩💩💯👌😁
It was taken down by a Russian shovel powered by a washing machine chip.
F16s with AIM-120 AMRAAM are no match for the Su35s with R77m missile which is now confirmed by this FAKE NEWS from Fox, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, and all other FAKE News American and European Outlets.
Heard it was shot down by another F16.