Ukraine F-16 SHOT DOWN Over Sumy Region - Pilot Killed

A Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet was shot down this morning over the Sumy Region of Ukraine.   The pilot, Pavlo Ivanov, was killed.

According to information coming out of Ukraine, the jet was hit by Russian S-400 air defense missiles.

The pilot, Pavlo Ivanov, shown in a file photo below, was 26 years old:

Three such missiles were reportedly launched at the aircraft, which could not escape.