Ukraine’s military says one of its F-16 warplanes has crashed

Russian soldiers fire from a 203-mm self-propelled gun 2S7 Pion towards Ukrainian positions in an undisclosed location in Ukraine (Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP)

One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia’s invasion has crashed, Ukraine’s air force has said.

The fighter jet went down on Monday, when Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage at Ukraine, according to a military statement posted on Facebook.