Zelenskyy sacks head of Ukraine’s air force four days after loss of F16 fighter

Ukraine has so far been provided with six F16 fighters by its Western partners (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the commander of the country’s air force on Friday, four days after an F16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment and killed the pilot.

The order to dismiss Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk was published on the presidential website.