F-16 Down in Ukraine

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Pilot safe luckily

On May 16, 2025 around 03.30 communication with the F-16 aircraft was lost. The Ukrainian fighter was performing the task of repelling the air attack of the enemy.

According to preliminary data, the pilot destroyed three air targets and worked on the fourth, using an aviation cannon. However, there was a situation on board. The pilot took the plane away from the settlement and successfully catapultuvsâ.

Thanks to the prompt work of the search and rescue group, the pilot was quickly found and evacuated.

The pilot's well-being is satisfactory, he is in a safe place, life and health are not threatened. A commission that has already begun to work has been appointed for objective clarification of all circumstances.
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Communication Management Командування Повітряних Сил ЗСУ / Air Force Command of UA Armed Forces

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