Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine

F-16, Mirage Jets Destroyed at Airfield in Central Ukraine - Underground

09:42 GMT, 16 April 2026
© Photo : Senior Airman Greg L. Davis, U.S. Air Force
DONETSK (Sputnik) - Several F-16 and Mirage aircraft have been destroyed by a strike at an airfield in central Ukraine, the coordinator of the pro-Russian underground network in Nikolayev, Sergei Lebedev, told Sputnik.
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"The airfield in the Kirovograd region has been attacked: several F-16 and Mirage wareplanes were completely destroyed," Lebedev said.
The Dolgintsevo airfield in the Kirovograd region also hosted foreign military personnel, the coordinator said. Several foreign pilots were killed.
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