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cailian press reported on august 31 (editor niu zhanlin) on friday (august 30th) local time, according to a decree signed by ukrainian president zelensky, he removed air force commander olshuk from his post.

the removal came a day after the ukrainian military reported that an f-16 fighter jet crashed during a mission on monday, killing the pilot.

"i have decided to replace the air force commander... i am forever grateful to all our military pilots," zelensky said in an evening speech.

although zelensky did not specify the reasons for removing olshuk from his post, he also mentioned that the safety of military personnel must be protected, all soldiers must be taken care of, and that it was necessary to strengthen the command level.

he also noted that the attack in kharkiv "would not have happened" if the ukrainian army had the ability to destroy russian military aviation at the base, and called on western partners to lift restrictions on the use of donated weapons by the ukrainian army.

the general staff of the armed forces of ukraine subsequently informed that, by order of the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of ukraine, anatoly krivonozhko would temporarily assume the duties of commander of the air force of the armed forces of ukraine.

the ukrainian military did not provide a reason for the crash of the f-16 on monday, but said the fighter jet crashed while defending against a massive russian missile and drone attack. the ukrainian defense ministry has set up a special committee to investigate the cause of the crash, and partners from the united states are also assisting in the investigation.