A top American general says Ukraine’s F-16s recently shot down its first Russian fighter jet, showing how far its air defense has come.0

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• July 22, 2026

Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jets achieved their first air-to-air kill by shooting down a Russian fighter jet, a top US general said, calling the engagement a sign of Ukraine’s improving air defenses. U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a congressional hearing on Tuesday that “we recently had