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The recent delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine means there will be “more downed missiles and planes used by Russian criminals to attack Ukrainian cities,” Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Aug. 4. Syrskyi made the comments in a Facebook post, following confirmation earlier in the day by President Volodymyr Zelensky that Ukrainian pilots are already using the first batch of recently delivered F-16s. In his post, Syrskyi thanked allies for their decision. The Times reported on Aug. 1 that the first batch of planes included six jets provided by the Netherlands, while the Economist…

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