show video detail
Zelenskyy dismisses air force commander after fatal F-16 crash
- Published_at:2024-08-31
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Scripps News
- tags: Scripps News zelenskyy volodymyr zelenskyy f16 in ukraine f16 crash ukraine f 16 f 16 ukraine f 16 crash ukraine ukraine news ukraine war world news f-16 jets air force mykola oleshchuk fighter pilot moonfish ukraine moonfish f16 moonfish ukraine pilot moonfish pilot moonfish russia russian missile attack oleksiy mes oleksiy mes moonfish associated press ukraine war news world news today ukraine war today russia ukraine war latest news today
- description: Days after a fatal crash involving an F-16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the head of the country's air force, Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk. The Ukrainian fighter pilot, known as "Moonfish," died in the crash Monday during a Russian missile attack. Oleksiy Mes' death is a major blow to Ukraine, as he was just one of six Ukrainian air force pilots qualified to fly an F-16, which started arriving in the country in early August. “We need to protect people. Protect personnel. Take care of all our soldiers,” Zelenskyy said, according to an Associated Press translation of an address made after the official order. More here: https://www.scrippsnews.com/world/ukrainian-f-16-pilot-killed-during-russian-missile-attack Photo: Efrem Lukatsky/AP ------------------------------------- Join our newsletter at https://bit.ly/2q1tepr Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scrippsnews/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/scrippsnews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scrippsnews/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scrippsnews
| ranked in date | views | likes | Comments | ranked in country (#position) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-01 | 375,877 | 3,833 | 1,896 |
( ,#9)
( ,#9)
|
