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"Destruction" F-16 in Odessa: The Russians have made aircraft to the affected air base in Crimea

According to journalists, in one of the fakes the Russians used photos taken in 2018 at Florenn Air Baz in Belgium. At the same time the propagandists did not embarrass that in the photo of summer. After a series of successful operations of the Ukrainian Air Forces, including the destruction of several Russian Su-34 and Su-30cm, the Roszma reports about the "destroyed" F-16 fighters in Odessa. However, as Defense Express journalists found out, propagandists used old photos.

So, one of the fakes uses a photo taken at Florence's aircraft in Belgium in 2018, when several aircraft were damaged due to a casual shot from the Vulcan gun. "Well, of course, Ra ** They somehow forgot that winter is now, and in the photo with" Destroyed F-16 in Ukraine "is summer," the journalists said.

Another fake image that allegedly demonstrates the "destruction" of the F-16 was actually made at the Saki Air Base in the occupied Crimea in the summer of 2022, when 9 PCS aircraft were destroyed. The Russian Telegram-channel has reported the F-16 fighter jets in Odessa, which are not really in Ukraine. According to reports, it was argued that the destruction of three aircraft, and some sources even declared six whipped sides of the F-16.

The propagandists argued that Russian UAVS Shahed were able to "break through" Ukrainian air defense in Odessa and Kherson regions and to reveal the location of NASAMS SAMs. After that, it was stated, the imitators of bombard aircraft opened the presence of SCR. The Air Force spokesman Yuri Ignat denied Roszmi fakes and noted that Russian sources reports allegedly knocked down F-16 cause irony.