Event Brief
Ukrainian F-16 records first air-to-air kill on Russia
Filed: Jul 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: Gen. Dan Caine told Congress that a Ukrainian F-16 shot down a Russian fighter for the first time since 2024.
WHO: Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
WHAT: Said a Ukrainian F-16 shot down a Russian fighter in the first air-to-air kill since the F-16s arrived in 2024
WHEN: Jul 23, 2026 at 4:07 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: He highlighted the result during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing when asked about a three-year halt in U.S. air-defense funding
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