Zelenskiy fires head of air force after fatal crash of donated F-16 fighter jet
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Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:27:53 +0300
Mykola Oleshchuks dismissal thought to be linked to death of pilot and loss of plane newly delivered to UkraineVolodymyr Zelenskiy has fired the head of Ukraines air force a day after it emerged that a recently delivered F16 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.
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