Hanse Mina on Nostr: A fatal crash of a Ukrainian F-16 on the first day the jet fighters were used in ...

A fatal crash of a Ukrainian F-16 on the first day the jet fighters were used in combat last week has raised questions about the rush to train pilots and deploy them into combat only weeks after they had arrived in #Ukraine, according to #US and Western officials.

Ukraine has yet to find evidence the jet was shot down, either by friendly or enemy fire, or that a mechanical failure led to the crash.

https://www.wsj.com/world/accelerated-training-in-the-spotlight-after-ukrainian-f-16-crash-08cafb67

#Russia #F16