August 29, 2024 (by Lieven Dewitte) - One of the F-16s sent from NATO allies to Ukraine has been destroyed. The jet went down amid a barrage of Russian missiles on Monday, killing pilot Oleksiy "Moonfish" Mes.
It marks the first loss of its kind since the planes were delivered earlier this month.

Initial reports indicate the jet wasn’t shot down by enemy fire, although the incident occurred during a massive Russian missile barrage across the country on Monday.

The Ukrainian military said the pilot destroyed three cruise missiles and one drone in Russia's largest aerial attack to date.