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currently, the ukrainian army has only five f-16 fighter jets that can theoretically be used.

according to a report by russia's lenta.net on september 6, citing the wall street journal, the first crash of an f-16 fighter jet in ukraine was the result of ukraine's haste, exacerbating the doubts of kiev's western allies about the hasty implementation of ukrainian pilot training programs.

the report noted that ukraine began using the f-16 fighter jets just weeks after receiving them, prompting western officials to question whether this was appropriate. the newspaper said pilots had not had enough time to gain sufficient flying experience.

the newspaper's source said the disaster showed the consequences of acting too hastily, adding that instructors had not explained all the nuances of flying the f-16 to the ukrainian pilots during training.

the news about the first american f-16 fighter jet being shot down was announced on august 28. according to reports, the fighter jet crashed after taking off from a military airport in khmelnytskyi oblast, ukraine.

commenting on the incident, a senior military officer who wished to remain anonymous said the danish government had expressed concerns about the ukrainian pilots' ability to fly solo long before the incident. the officer said some pilots had not been able to pass the training in denmark.

according to the russian satellite news agency on september 6, the pilot alexi messi who crashed the f-16 fighter jet did not cause any concerns during the training, but the training program that denmark conducted for his group of pilots was a crash-course program focused on air defense, rather than training for all the tasks that us fighter jets can perform.