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US-Made F-16 Fighter Jet Shot Down in Ukraine by Russian S-300
US-Made F-16 Fighter Jet Shot Down in Ukraine by Russian S-300
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US-Made F-16 Fighter Jet Shot Down in Ukraine by Russian S-300"We shot down a colossal number of them, we even lost count. ATACMS, HIMARS, guided bombs, and... 12.01.2026, Sputnik Africa
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US-Made F-16 Fighter Jet Shot Down in Ukraine by Russian S-300"We shot down a colossal number of them, we even lost count. ATACMS, HIMARS, guided bombs, and aerodynamic targets. The most interesting one was the F-16," the commander of an anti-aircraft missile division told Russian media.This operation was planned for a very long time, he confided."We tracked, we waited. Our adversary boasts a lot about these aircraft because they are supposedly invincible. It turns out they fall too," the officer noted.Two missiles were fired at the fighter jet, he said, noting that while the first one struck the target, the second ensured its total destruction. Subscribe to @sputnik_africa Sputnik Africa | X
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US-Made F-16 Fighter Jet Shot Down in Ukraine by Russian S-300
08:16 12.01.2026 (Updated: 08:24 12.01.2026) US-Made F-16 Fighter Jet Shot Down in Ukraine by Russian S-300
"We shot down a colossal number of them, we even lost count. ATACMS, HIMARS, guided bombs, and aerodynamic targets. The most interesting one was the F-16," the commander of an anti-aircraft missile division told Russian media.
This operation was planned for a very long time, he confided.
"We tracked, we waited. Our adversary boasts a lot about these aircraft because they are supposedly invincible. It turns out they fall too," the officer noted.
Two missiles were fired at the fighter jet, he said, noting that while the first one struck the target, the second ensured its total destruction.
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