On August 26, a crash occurred in Ukraine involving an F-16 fighter jet that was repelling a missile and air strike by Russian occupiers. The media learned the probable cause of the plane crash, which killed pilot Alexei Mes.
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The Breaking Defense publication learned some details of the crash of the F-16 fighter jet, which repelled the air attack of the “second army of the world” on Ukraine on August 26, NBN reports.
Journalists write that one of the versions of the crash of the combat aircraft, which killed pilot Alexei Mes, is damage to the engine and other parts of the fighter by debris from a shot down enemy missile. Presumably, the F-16 accidentally flew through a cloud of fragments of the destroyed target.
Considering previous incidents with the loss of Ukrainian aircraft – two MiG-29 fighters and two Su, this development of events seems most likely. The media notes that the loss of these aircraft did not attract such attention, since they were not expensive equipment.
Recall that on September 11, the Internet reported on the mysterious disappearance of a Russian Su-30SM during missile launches at Ukraine. Later, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense said that the fighter of the “second army of the world” was destroyed, giving details of the “demilitarization” of the aircraft.