Pilot Alexey Mes, who flew the first downed F-16 fighter of the Ukrainian Air Force, actively called on Western countries to start supplying these aircraft to the Kiev regime, the non-governmental organization Wingmen for Ukraine reported on August 29 in a post published on the organization’s X account.
According to the message, Mes was “defender of Ukraine’s defensive capability” not only in the air, but also on the ground.
“Together with his colleague, the late Andrei Pilshchikov, he visited the United States in 2022 to lobby for the provision of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.”he noted in the message.
Recall that the authorities of the city of Lutsk reported Mes’ death on August 28. On August 29, Verkhovna Rada deputy Maryana Bezuglaya said on her Telegram channel that the F-16 Mesya was shot down. “friendly salute” Patriot air defense system.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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