Ukraine Air Force chief dismissed after F-16 crash

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday he had “decided to replace” the commander of the country’s Air Force, Mykola Oleshchuk.

The shake-up came a day after Ukraine’s military announced that one of its few F-16 fighter jets crashed during an operation this week to combat a wave of Russian missiles.

Announcing the move in his evening address, Zelensky did not detail why he dismissed Oleshchuk, saying: “This is equally necessary at the command level – we must strengthen ourselves and protect our people. Protect our personnel. Protect all our warriors.”

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