A Ukrainian military source, a F-16 fighter from the NATO alliance has been destroyed.

The Ukrainian military said the aircraft crashed during the attack of Russian missiles on Monday (August 26), and the pilot was killed.This is the first loss of the allies to deliver a group of F-16 aircraft in Ukraine earlier this month.

But the Ukrainian army said that enemy missile attacks were not the direct cause of the crash.

He said that the pilot recently participated in the battle and responded to Russia's largest air strikes to date.

The Ukrainian military claimed that the pilot Olekcy destroyed three cruise missiles and a drone.

"Oleksey's risk of Russian missile attacks saved the Ukrainians," the Ukrainian Air Force wrote in a statement on social media.

"Unfortunately, this is at the cost of his own life."

The statement did not specify the type of aircraft involved, but a military sources, the pilot drove the F-16 fighter.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZELENSKY confirmed on Tuesday that the U-President is deploying the F-16 made in the United States to combat Russia's drones and missiles.

Zelei Kiski requested allies to allow Ukraine to use long -range missiles to further strike Russia's goals this week.

General Otto Eichelsheim, the Dutch Minister of Defense, confirmed that the Netherlands will provide Ukraine with 24 jet aircraft and more weapons.

On Wednesday, he said at a meeting in Washington that there was no other restrictions on the use of these weapons except to observe humanitarian law -this means that Kiev may launch a deeper blow to the Russian territory.

The first authorized European allies have promised about 65 for European allies since the first authorization of Bayeng in August 2023 to provide European allies on the basis of voluntary F-16 fighters.

Ukraine will deploy and use the F-16 fighter with the limited number of existing land provided by the West, including the "Patriot" and "Nasas" to the ground-to-air missile system.

This helps to prevent Russia's gliding bomb -this dumb bomb is equipped with a pop -up wing kit and guidance module, which can provide precise strike capabilities outside the zone.Weapon system.

The loss of the F-16 fighter was a blow for Zellezzky. He previously stated that he would submit the "Victory Plan" to the US President Biden next month.

He also revealed that Ukraine recently successfully conducted a test of the first domestic ballistic missile, but did not provide more details.