Throughout the night leading into Sunday, Ukraine experienced 537 air assaults, as indicated by the Ukrainian air force, according to AP reports. In the struggle to counter these strikes, a Ukrainian F-16 aircraft met with disaster and crashed.
The majority of the missiles launched by Russia against its neighbor were drones. Approximately half of these were intercepted, while a significant portion vanished due to electronic disruptions, as per Ukrainian sources.
Jurij Ihnat, the spokesperson for the Air Force, informed that this assault was unprecedented in scale and impacted various regions of Ukraine, including areas in the west that are remote from the frontline.
Polish military aircraft were deployed to secure the Polish airspace.
Several news organizations have reported that during the defensive maneuvers against the Russian offensive, an F16 plane crashed, resulting in the death of the pilot. This marks the third F16 loss for Ukraine amid the conflict.
In Cherson, one individual is reported to have died as a consequence of a drone strike.