Ukrainian F-16 shot down a Russian fighter jet for the first time - US general
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Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine reported the first downing of a Russian fighter jet by a Ukrainian F-16. The statement was made during Senate hearings on July 21.
A Ukrainian American-made F-16 fighter jet has for the first time destroyed a Russian fighter jet in the air, reported the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US General Dan Caine, during a speech before the Senate Appropriations Committee on July 21, writes UNN.
I want to highlight that the incredible work that the Ukraine industrial base is doing as they scale their own capabilities. It ranges from their surface-to-air capabilities to their air-to-air capabilities. I'll note that recently we had the first air-to-air kill where a Ukrainian F-16 shot down a Russian fighter. So, I think their ability to scale their layered defense has come along uh a long way over the past uh couple years with the help and assistance of many