Ukraine’s air force commander has been dismissed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after an F-16 crash earlier this week, that an MP claimed was “friendly fire”. pic.twitter.com/dWH6aQbHi4
— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 30, 2024
Previously: Pigs with Wings: Hohol Pilot Crashes Long-Awaited F-16, Pilot Error Blamed
As it turns out, the khokhols shot down their own flying pig.
It’s unclear if it’s even possible to make fun of this.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has fired the head of Ukraine’s air force a day after it emerged that a recently delivered F-16 jet had crashed earlier this week, killing the pilot.
“I have decided to replace the commander of the air forces … I am eternally grateful to all our military pilots,” Zelenskiy said in his evening video address on Friday, without giving a reason for the dismissal of Mykola Oleshchuk.
Even the losers who die?
Are you grateful to them, Jew?
But Zelenskiy spoke of the need to “protect” the lives of those defending the country, suggesting the dismissal is probably related to the F-16 crash in which Lt Col Oleksiy Mes died.
The arrival of the F-16s, donated by a number of European nations, was delayed due to the lengthy training programme required for pilots and ground staff to be able to operate the aircraft.
Mariana Bezugla, a member of a parliamentary defence committee, had earlier claimed the plane was shot down by friendly fire. Reuters cited a US official stating the plane did not appear to have been hit by Russian fire, and the crash may have been caused by mechanical failure or pilot error.
The crash was more unwelcome news in a week when Russia has continued to make rapid advances in eastern Ukraine toward the key city of Pokrovsk, sparking public criticism of the Ukrainian military leadership and Zelenskiy even as the bold incursion into the Russian Kursk region continues.
For months, Russian forces have been attempting to seize Pokrovsk, a strategically important mining town with a prewar population of about 60,000, but their advance has gained considerable momentum in recent weeks.
Yes, it’s the soldiers’ fault.
The whole thing is exclusively the fault of the soldiers.
If the soldiers who invaded Russia would have been better, they’d have the Kremlin surrounded by now. Instead, they’re shooting down their own brand spanking new wunderwaffen.
This is a farce.
The Pentagon has refused to confirm the shameful destruction of the F-16 fighter by the Ukrainian Patriot system
According to Bezuglya, the 4th gen fighter was destroyed along with the pilot due to a Patriot friendly fire, the Pentagon does not want to come to terms with the… pic.twitter.com/j8U4mPGNai
— 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐙 (@SMO_VZ) August 30, 2024