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It was a pivotal moment for Ukraine on Sunday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy watched on as two F-16 fighter jets roared overhead. Flanked by another two of the U.S.-made combat aircraft at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Zelenskyy announced that the country's air force had already started operations using the warplanes against Russia.

Ukraine finally sends F-16s into the battle against Russia — but they might not be a game-changer

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Before it crashed, the F-16 shot down several cruise missiles during Russia's massive attack against Ukraine on Monday.

Ukraine lost an F-16 and a top pilot after one of the fighter jets crashed while battling Russian missiles

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A top Ukrainian fighter pilot has died following the crash of a U.S.-made F-16 fighter jet Monday, authorities announced.

Top Ukrainian military pilot dies after U.S.-made F-16 fighter jet crashes

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Russia launched waves of drone and missile strikes across Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, while accusing the U.S. of involvement in Kyiv's incursion into Russia and repeating warnings it could review its nuclear doctrine in response. In the last 24 hours, more than 90 missile and drone attacks rained down across...

Russia hits out at U.S. after pummeling Ukraine with second night of strikes

Ukraine pressed on with a major cross-border incursion into Russia on Friday, also launching a significant air attack on a Russian airfield hundreds of kilometres behind the front lines. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Emmanuelle Chaze.

Ukraine presses on with offensive, hits Russian airbase

The Independent

  U.S. experts have joined a Ukrainian investigation into why an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed earlier this week during a Russian bombardment, the country’s air force commander said Friday.Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said on Telegram that “a detailed analysis is already being conducted” into why the fighter jet went down on Monday, when Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage at Ukraine.“We must carefully understand what happened, what the circumstances are, and whose responsibility it is,” Oleshchuk wrote in the post.The crash was the first reported loss of an F-16 in Ukraine, where...

Ukraine says US experts are helping figure out why a Ukrainian F-16 crashed in the war with Russia

Business Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk, the country's Air Force commander, on Friday. The decision comes just days after an F-16 fighter jet, recently acquired from Western allies, crashed during a major Russian offensive, leading to the death of its pilot.

Ukraine Fires Air Force Commander After F-16 Crash During Russian Offensive

 Russian forces struck a hotel in eastern Ukraine where a team of journalists was staying - while five people died in Ukrainian shelling on the border region of Belgorod, local officials claimed on Sunday.One journalist was missing and two were injured following the overnight strike on the hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, the governor of Donetsk region said. All three were reported to be journalists from Ukraine, the US and the UK.The attack was one of several Russian missile and drone strikes targeting northern and eastern Ukraine that injured at least 29 people, according to the Ukrainian military and...

Dozens injured in overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine as Moscow claims five dead in Kyiv offensive

Sweden's foreign minister, Tobias Billström, has said Ukraine's shock invasion of Kursk is "devastating for the Putin regime."

NATO member says Ukraine's Kursk incursion shows just how hollow the Russian war machine is

In a sobering development for Ukraine's air defense efforts, one of the F-16 fighter jets recently supplied by Western allies has crashed, resulting in the death of its pilot. The Ukrainian Army General Staff confirmed on Thursday that the incident occurred on Monday amidst a major Russian missile and drone attack. The pilot, Colonel Alexei "Moonfish" Mes, was identified as a hero who "saved Ukrainians from deadly Russian missiles, unfortunately, at the cost of your own life," according to a Facebook post by the Ukrainian Air Force.

Pilot Killed in First F-16 Loss in Ukraine as Russia Intensifies Aerial Assaults

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Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

The Army Fires 3rd Command Sergeant Major in a Month: Command Sgt. Maj. Harold "Ed" Jarrel

Ukrainian troops dramatically downed a Russian fighter jet over eastern Ukraine as Kyiv claimed Western-supplied F-16s were used to destroy Putin’s missiles. The Soviet-designed Su-25, nicknamed “Frogfoot” by Nato, was downed over Kramatorsk, Donetsk, as it fired on Ukrainian troops on Wednesday. In footage released by Ukraine’s...

Ukraine Russia war latest: Kyiv’s forces down warplane as Western-supplied F-16 jets destroy Putin’s missiles

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Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

Ukraine’s bold cross-border advance in Russia has seen troops continue to take out key bridges in the western part of the country, while on Wednesday Moscow’s mayor accused Kyiv of attempting to launch “one of the largest ever” drone attacks on the capital.

Ukraine advances in Russia as Moscow mayor accuses Kyiv of ‘one of largest ever’ drone attacks

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Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

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Having carried troops and supplies from the tundra of Antarctica, to the deserts of the Middle East, to the tropical islands of the Pacific, and nearly everywhere in between, the C-130 Hercules has proven to be one of the most versatile and active aircraft in the US Air Force’s fleet since its first flight Aug. 23, 1954.

The 70th Anniversary of the greatest airplane ever built: The C-130 Hercules’ legacy, future

A video shared on X by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggests the new rocket drone could hit targets about 400 miles inside Russia.

Ukraine says it used its new long-range 'Palianytsia' rocket drone for the first time as it targets air bases deep inside Russia

The Hill

Ukraine’s military targeted Russian air bases Tuesday night with a barrage of missiles and drones, part of a continued push into Kremlin territory that began last week. Kyiv’s attacks, which hit Russia’s Kursk region, were praised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “precise, timely and effective.”

Ukraine hits Russian air bases with drone and missile attacks

Officials have rushed to reassure Ukrainians after Kyiv's hydroelectric dam was targeted in a massive Russian drone and missile barrage on Monday.

Ukraine says Russia targeted the enormous dam upstream of Kyiv as part of a massive bombardment

As the photo in this post shows, Lockheed Martin presented Poland’s first F-35A Lightning II to the Polish government during a rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s F-35 production facility. This event marks a significant milestone in the Polish Air Force’s history and strengthens the alliance between the United States and Poland, a key NATO ally.

Poland’s First F-35A Husarz unveiled

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Ukraine F-16 crashes, pilot dies during major Russian attack

Kyiv’s military said that one of the PSU (Ukrainian Air Force) F-16 fighter jets crashed while repelling a major Russian attack on Monday. This is the...

Ukraine F-16 crashes, pilot dies during major Russian attack

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