In the US, the version that the Ukrainian F-16 fighter was shot down during a large-scale attack by the Russian Federation on August 26 by friendly fire from the Patriot complex is considered unlikely.
Points of attention
- In the US, the version about the downing of the F-16 fighter by the Ukrainian Patriot complex is considered impossible.
- Information from senior US military personnel refutes the possibility of friendly fire as the cause of the plane crash.
- The Air Force press service confirmed the heroic deed of pilot Oleksiy Mesia during repelling a missile attack.
- The causes of the wreckage of the F-16 fighter jet are being investigated by a special commission of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
The US considers it unlikely that the F-16 was shot down by "friendly fire" from the Patriot system
As the publication notes, two high-ranking US military officials said that friendly fire was probably not the cause of the F-16 crash.
According to them, American and Ukrainian investigators are considering a number of versions, in particular, technical malfunction or pilot error.
What the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine says about the F-16 aircraft carrier
In the evening of August 29, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the crash of an F-16 fighter jet during the repulse of a new attack by Russian invaders.
It is important to understand that F-16 fighters were also involved in the dogfight that took place on August 26.
During the approach to the next target, communication with one of the aircraft was lost.
Later it became known that the plane had crashed, the pilot could not escape — he died while performing a combat mission.
We are talking about the famous pilot from Lutsk Oleksiy Mesia with the call sign "Moonfish", who was one of the first to undergo F-16 training in the USA.
He heroically fought his last battle in heaven. On the twenty-sixth of August, Oleksiy destroyed three cruise missiles and one attack UAV while repelling a massive Russian combined air and missile attack. Oleksiy saved Ukrainians from deadly Russian missiles. Unfortunately, at the cost of his own life, the press service of the Air Force reported.
In order to find out the causes of the accident, a special commission of the IOU was appointed, which works in the area where the plane fell.
