Ukrainian F-16 Shot Down Russian Fighter for the First Time

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine told U.S. lawmakers that a Ukrainian F-16 shot down a Russian fighter in early July. A Ukrainian Air A Ukrainian Air Force (UkrAF) F-16 shot down a Russian jet in the first-of-its-kind action by the U.S.-made jet since its arrival in Ukraine, according to the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine. The information was disclosed in testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee.