Ukrajina izgubila še eno lovsko letalo: F-16 je strmoglavil zaradi »izrednih razmer«

Ukrajina je izgubila lovsko letalo F-16, potem ko je na letalu prišlo do izrednih razmer, je sporočila tiskovna služba ukrajinskih zračnih sil.

An F-16 fighter jet operated by the Ukrainian Air Force crashed while performing a combat mission near the frontlines on July 29, the Ukrainian side informed.

According to avaliable information, an unspecified "emergency situation" occured on board the plane, forcing the pilot… pic.twitter.com/o6110OfjWa

— Status-6 (War & Military News) (@Archer83Able) July 29, 2026

»29. julija je bila prekinjena komunikacija z lovskim letalom F-16 zračnih sil oboroženih sil Ukrajine.

Na eni od smeri fronte je pilot izvajal bojno nalogo prestrezanja zračnih ciljev.

Po predhodnih podatkih je na letalu prišlo do izrednih razmer, zaradi katerih se je bil pilot prisiljen katapultirati,« je zapisano v izjavi.

 Earlier today, a Ukrainian F-16 jet crashed over the front lines (the AFU refused to specify which region). The pilot was reportedly trying to shoot down a Geran drone.

If confirmed, this would be the 8th aircraft and 3rd F-16 lost to collision with the Geran-2 drone.… pic.twitter.com/CfcLdUSwYt

— Spetsna 007  (@Alex_Oloyede2) July 29, 2026

Dodajajo, da so pilota prepeljali na pregled v bolnišnico.

 BREAKING:

​The Russian army shoots down an American F-16 fighter jet in Ukraine… pic.twitter.com/SWhGjtOS5v

— Russia 12  (@IRAN_TVv) July 30, 2026

»Na kraju strmoglavljenja letala delajo strokovnjaki in pristojni organi.

Civilnih žrtev ni bilo in ni bila povzročena materialna škoda,« je zapisano v izjavi, ne da bi navedli kraj strmoglavljenja letala.

Ukraine Cannot Afford to Keep Losing F-16s

In my view, Ukraine is becoming its own worst enemy.

Every F-16 that is lost is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to replace in the short term. These aircraft require years of pilot training, a steady supply of spare parts,… pic.twitter.com/K3gcDglYZz

— Nordexium () (@Nordexium) July 30, 2026

V letu 2025 je Ukrajina izgubila približno 20 bojnih letal, vključno z lovci F-16.