Not without the US fault: F-16 in August was knocked down by Ukrainian air defense, but there is a nuance-WSJ

On February 14, the Wall Street Journal, citing sources, reported that the catastrophe was a "friendly fire", but the United States could be prevented. The activist and co -founder of the International Center for Ukrainian Victory Darina Kaleniuk reported that before the death the pilot knocked down two winged missiles and UAVs. However, then, according to her, the plane exploded in the air. Ukraine has not officially reported the cause of the plane crash, the investigation is ongoing.

However, the unnamed MP and other sources informed that it was a "friendly fire". The media noted that the administration of Joe Baiden, having put Ukraine F-16, hid a key technology to distinguish between the ground air defense from enemies. It turns out that the US and their European allies use a network called Link 16. It allows you to see in real time all participants - planes, land units, air defense, command, command and more.

This makes the operations safer for the Allies and at the same time is deadly to opponents. In addition, Link 16 reduces the risks to the pilots flying under the scales of rockets and drones, as their terrestrial brothers clearly fix the geolocation of the sides. Kaleniuk claims that when F-16 fighters and Patriot complexes arrived in Ukraine, they were not equipped to use this system. This was also confirmed by the Excellent Defense (2019-2020) Andriy Zagorodniuk and other anonymous sources.

A source familiar with the investigation reported that material evidence testifies to the disaster due to the destruction of a rocket fighter. People's Deputy Marian Bezugla stated that the aircraft was knocked out of Patriot air defense system. After her statement, the Commander of the Air Force Mykola Oleshchuk was released without explanation.

Kaleniuk explained that Patriot was deprived of Link 16 for Ukraine, because the event would not be provided in the West that the F-16 would later be sent. However, when the relevant decision was already made, "it was not corrected. " According to sources, they are now trying to eliminate the problem, but the details are unknown. The US State Department refused to comment on the situation, and the Pentagon was sent to the Government of Ukraine with such issues.

The publication emphasized that Washington's failure to "such a vital and sensitive tool" as Link 16 indicates the policy of Biden administration. "Russia was restraining the United States from the bold support of Ukraine, forcing them to be afraid of Moscow's response to the predictable escalation. As a result, the United States was in no hurry to give weapons, opportunities and permits.

This made powerful weapons less powerful, forcing Ukrainians to use scarce western weapons less efficient The Ukrainians were the opportunity to throw the Russians back into the battlefield, "the article said. The US Air Force General Philip Bridlava reported that Ukrainian pilots were "deliberately taught" because they were not afraid of influencing the war.

At the same time, the Ministry of Defense official Yulia Marushevskaya reported that Ukraine continues to "beg" the United States about more places for pilot preparation. Marushevskaya suggested that on the day of his death, the Mes feels successful in the sky and was satisfied with his work. According to her, the outstanding pilot was a perfectionist. The death of such a professional as he is a great loss for the army.

During the war for the preparation of the fighter pilot, it takes 3-4 years, the transition from the MiG-29 to the F-16 requires more specialization. A mistake can cost life, so it is important for pilots to understand professional jargon and English to communicate with their brothers. Moonfish was trained at the prestigious Kharkiv National University of Air Force, in his group he showed the best results and was marked as the best graduate. He was also trained in the US.

The deceased defender of the sky has the wife of Julia and a 3-year-old daughter. The couple was together from school, and during the training she was forced to keep the relationship at a distance. During the breaks between the fighting, Alexei sang the lullaby to the daughter, and during his studies in Denmark for his own money, he took with him a family. "These three months were the longest period that he spent continuously with us," the widow shared.

He spent the last night at home, but in the morning the idyll broke a phone call. Julia spent her lover and soon received a warning from him about the movement of drone in the direction of the city. She has not received any answers to her following messages. We will remind, in response to the accusation of MP Mariana Bezsloy deputy, the ex -commander of the air forces stated that her words were unfounded.