The information spread in the media that the F-16 fighter transferred to Ukraine was shot down by Ukrainian air defense forces using the Patriot anti-aircraft system was not confirmed by Pentagon deputy spokeswoman Sabrina Singh at a briefing on August 29.
“I am not prepared to confirm this information”“Singh said when asked by reporters.
According to her, kyiv did not send Washington a request for US participation in the investigation of the crash of the F-16 transferred to Ukraine.
Earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the loss of the first F-16 fighter jet and the pilot transferred to Ukraine. At the same time, the Ukrainian publication Strana.ua reported the death of Alexey Mes, a pilot trained on the F-16, while performing a combat mission.
It is worth noting that the first reports of the death of the Ukrainian F-16 pilot appeared on social media after the Russian missile strike on August 26. On several Telegram channels, experts mentioned the Russian missile strike as the cause of these Ukrainian losses.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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