By Admin 
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine is now taking a horrific form. The Russian army claimed that they had also shot down Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jet. The fall of this jet is a big blow for Ukraine as well as America. F-16 is America’s multi-role fighter aircraft. Russia claimed that its air defense system completely destroyed this fighter jet in just two missiles.
What did the Russian commander tell?
In an interview with Russia 1 TV, a Russian commander said that their S-300 air defense system shot down the F-16 fighter jet. He said that this fighter jet supplied by America to Ukraine was his most interesting target. He said that the S-300 fired two missiles, the first of which damaged the aircraft and the second completely destroyed it.
The Russian commander said, ‘It took us a lot of time to prepare for this operation. We were keeping an eye on it and were predicting its possibility. The enemy claimed that these fighter jets cannot fall, but in reality they also fall from the sky like other planes. Ukraine began receiving F-16 aircraft in August 2024 and has since confirmed the loss of four aircraft in combat.
How many F-16 jets did European countries give to Ukraine?
According to a Business Insider report, Kiev has officially received 44 of the 87 F-16 fighter jets promised to its European countries. Earlier, Russia claimed that it had responded to Kiev’s drone attack on President Vladimir Putin’s residence with the Orasonic hypersonic missile.
The intermediate-range Orashnik is a missile that President Vladimir Putin has claimed is impossible to intercept because of its reported velocity of 10 times the speed of sound. The missile is capable of carrying nuclear warheads, although there was no indication that the missile used in the overnight attack was equipped with one. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the attack targeted essential infrastructure in Ukraine. Russia also used attack drones and long-range land and sea weapons.