Russians lied that they had shot down F-16s, but new ones flew to us - Zelenskyy

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced the arrival of a new group of F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine.

This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to Suspilne.

"The Russians lied that they had shot down an F-16 in the Sumy region - this is not true. However, several new F-16s have arrived in Ukraine," the head of state said.

However, he did not specify how many Western aircraft Ukraine had received from its partners. The president also did not specify which country they came from.

Earlier, Russian propagandists claimed to have shot down an F-16 fighter jet over Sumy region. The Air Force denied this information.

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Author: Олена Гуляєва