NYT reports that Ukrainian Armed Forces F-16 may have been shot down by Patriot air defense system 19:45

Kiev is considering attacking it with friendly fire from the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) as a version of the crash of the F-16 fighter jet. This is what he writes New York Times.

“There are indications that the crash may have been related to friendly fire by the Patriot,” the report said.

“One possibility is that the Patriot may have accidentally fired at the aircraft,” it said.

Another version of the accident is a technical malfunction of the American fighter jet.

August 29 at the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ApprovedThe Ukrainian Armed Forces lost its first F-16 fighter jet during combat operations, the General Staff said. The fighter jets were used to repel a missile attack by Russian troops. During the operation, communication with one of the pilots was lost. It was later revealed that the fighter crashed.

Previously reportedUkrainian F-16 pilots are forced to use parts of roads as runways.

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Source: Gazeta

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