The first Ukrainian F-16 could have been destroyed on August 27 during a Russian missile strike on the Starokonstantinov airfield in the Khmelnitsky region.
This is reported by the Telegram channel Shot, referring to its own source close to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. According to him, the Russian military is currently conducting objective monitoring to confirm the results of the strike.
According to the channel, the day before The Russian Armed Forces launched a missile attack on the Starokonstantinov airfield in the Khmelnitsky region, where the fighters transferred by Western countries were located.
Immediately after the impact, they took to the air and circled the area for two or three hours. As soon as they returned to Starokonstaninov, the Russian military immediately struck another blow, under which the F-16 could fall.
"The information is currently being checked, it is necessary to clarify a few more points before official statements," the authors of the insider write.
Earlier, EADaily reported that the United States reprogrammed the F-16 fighters transferred to Ukraine to counter Russian electronic warfare equipment.
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