Ukraine’s fatal F-16 crash should scare Russia and China
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The gut-wrenching loss of an Ukraine Air Force F-16 chasing Iranian-made drones at low altitude last week is proof positive that Ukraine’s air force is becoming more aggressive and capable. But there’s a sober combat lesson here for the U.S. vs. China. The daily air battles against missiles and drones over Ukraine are only a taste of what U.S. bases and allies could experience in the event of Chinese attacks.
This I can tell you. Almost certainly, the pilot, identified as Col. Alexei “Moonfish” Mes, was being very aggressive in defense of his homeland. Russia had launched an attack on Ukraine with 127 missiles and 109 one-way attack drones on Aug. 26. Mes had already taken out several, reported as three cruise missiles and a drone, expending four or more weapons from his jet.
“The loss
