Ukrainian president fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash

September 22, 2024


Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the commander of the country’s air force Friday, four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment and killed the pilot. The order to dismiss Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk was published on the presidential website. Lt. Gen. Anatolii Kryvonozhko was appointed acting air force commander, the army’s general staff said.

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