July 29 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Air Force said on Wednesday that one of its F-16 fighter aircraft had crashed, but that the pilot was safe after ejecting.
An Air Force statement on Telegram said the aircraft was carrying out a frontline assignment to intercept Russian airborne targets when a malfunction occurred.
It said the pilot was found safe and transported to a medical institution for treatment. Experts were examining the site where the aircraft came down.
Ukraine has received U.S.-made F-16s from a number of NATO countries, including the Netherlands and Denmark.
(Reporting by Ron Popeski and Oleksandr Kozhukhar; Editing by Will Dunham)
