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[global times special correspondent chen shan] since ukraine received the first batch of us-made f-16 fighter jets aided by the west, the russian military has regarded them as a "thorn in the side" and tried to destroy them through various means. ukraine's "kiev post" stated on the 28th that various news that "ukrainian f-16 fighter jets were destroyed in russian air strikes" were circulating on russian-ukrainian social media. however, there are different opinions on the authenticity of this matter.

according to the report, earlier reports circulated by the russian media claimed that in the early morning of september 26, the russian army launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on the old konstantinov airport in ukraine, "at least two ukrainian f-16 fighter jets" "it was hit by a "dagger" hypersonic missile launched by a russian aerospace force mig-31k fighter jet. "russian gazette" stated that two f-16 fighter jets were attacked by russian hypersonic missiles when they took off in an emergency. another ukrainian source stated that "four ukrainian f-16s were destroyed," but neither ukrainian nor russian officials made any comments on this.

the ukrainian air force admitted that it was attacked by four russian "dagger" hypersonic missiles, but did not disclose the specific losses. the "kyiv post" stated that the old konstantinov airport has been the main base for ukrainian su-24 tactical bombers during the russia-ukraine conflict. it is generally believed that the airport has a control tower, radar station and is used to produce high-pressure air and purify supporting facilities such as small aviation kerosene factories are the most ideal location for the ukrainian air force to deploy f-16s. therefore, before and after ukraine acquired the f-16, the airport suffered multiple russian air strikes, including large-scale kh-101 cruise missiles and long-range suicide drone attacks. russian satellite network revealed that in the early morning air raid on may 30, the old konstantinovka airport was hit at least five times. “one of the arched bunkers was hit, where the ukrainian army hid fighter jets and all their equipment. equipped with ammunition, it was accompanied by a series of explosions and sparking flames."