WSJ reports F-16 crash in Ukraine, no comment from Ukraine's Air Force.

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One of the F-16 jets delivered to Ukraine earlier this month has been destroyed in a crash, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Aug.

29, citing an unnamed U.S. official. Ukraine received its first F-16s by the beginning of August, a year after its allies formed the fighter jet coalition at the NATO summit in Vilnius to support Kyiv with training and aircraft. Just 10 jets have been delivered so far, according to media reports.

Kyiv has been promised at least 79 F-16s from the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, and Belgium. While the jet was not downed by Russian fire, it did crash during Russia's mass attack on Aug.

26, the WSJ said. Russia launched 200 missiles and drones on Aug.

26 as part of the largest-ever aerial attack against Ukraine. Strikes hit several civilian, energy, and fuel facilities, including a dam in Kyiv, part of the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant, killing seven people and injuring at least 47 others. "The crash was likely a result of pilot error," the WSJ said.

"The Ukrainian Air Force wouldn't confirm the crash or the status of the pilot," the WSJ added. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Aug.

27 that F-16 jets had been used to repel the attack on Aug.

26. Ukraine downed 102 missiles and 99 drones of the 127 missiles and 109 drones launched by Russia during the morning attack.

The Kyiv Independent has reached out to Ukraine's Air Force for comment.