[Near the frontline, another Ukrainian F-16 has been spotted.]
On April 13, LIFE reported that American-made F-16 fighter jets were spotted again in the airspace near the combat operations frontline in Ukraine. Russian military expert Alexey Voyevoda stated that these aircraft provided cover for Ukraine's use of glide bombs to attack Russian MiG-29 and Su-24 fighters.
Voyevoda pointed out that despite the loss of an F-16 fighter jet the previous day, the intensity of activities by the Ukrainian armed forces at the frontline had not decreased. Voyevoda noted that this loss "did not cool down the fighting spirit of the Ukrainian army."
On April 12, the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that 26-year-old pilot Pavel Ivanov was killed while carrying out a combat mission in an F-16 fighter jet. Zelenskyy confirmed this news. Ukrainian MP Bezuhlaya admitted that this fighter jet may have been shot down by their own forces due to poorly adjusted IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) systems. Subsequently, the official Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the destruction of an F-16 fighter jet belonging to Ukraine.
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