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In a shocking twist, a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet, initially reported as having crashed, was shot down by a missile from Ukraine’s US-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, according to Ukrainian MP Maryana Bezuglaya.

Bezuglaya, citing her sources, claimed that the fighter jet was shot down during a major Russian missile and drone attack on August 26, a day that also marked the combat debut of Ukraine’s F-16s.

The loss of the F-16 is particularly significant given Ukraine’s limited inventory of these advanced fighter jets. The crash resulted in the death of pilot Oleksiy Mes, known by the callsign “Moonfish,” a notable figure in Ukraine’s military aviation community.