A Ukrainian pilot was killed and his F-16 fighter jet lost whereas repelling a large-scale Russian nighttime missile and drone attack, the Ukrainian navy mentioned on Sunday (June 29, 2025).
It was the third such lack of an F-16 of the conflict, the navy mentioned.
“The pilot used all of his onboard weapons and shot down seven air targets. While shooting down the last one, his aircraft was damaged and began to lose altitude,” the Air Force mentioned on the Telegram messaging app.
It mentioned the pilot did every part he might and flew the jet away from a settlement however didn’t have time to eject.
The navy mentioned Russia had launched 477 drones and 60 missiles of varied sorts to Ukraine in a single day and Ukrainian forces destroyed 211 drones and 38 missiles.
It mentioned air strikes had been recorded in six areas.
