Russia 'Hits' F-16 After Spies 'Locate' Secret Ukraine Bases, Billionaire Readies $145,000 Reward

A US-made F-16 aircraft was shot down in the Zaporizhia region as it was preparing to launch a missile strike, Russian News Agency, Tass, reported.

“The F-16 aircraft was in position to launch a missile strike on the region, and it was shot down.” This was reported to TASS by Vladimir Rogov, Chairman of the Commission on Sovereignty, Patriotic Projects, and Support for Veterans of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation.

If true, this would be the second loss of the F-16 Fighting Falcon for Ukraine.

The first Fighting Falcon went down amid a barrage of Russian missiles, killing pilot Oleksiy Mes in August this year.

The cause of the crash was not a direct result of an enemy missile strike, the Ukrainian military claims. It said the pilot destroyed three cruise missiles and one drone in Russia’s massive attack.

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