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Old 23rd July 2026, 02:02
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Re: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 - the utmost longevity of scoring

Looks like Ukraine F-16 finally managed to score a kill.
On 8.7. Russian Su-35 was shot down, Ukrainians didn't comment much and Russian unofficial sources confirmed the loss (pilot apparently ejected). Most commentators suspected a SAM trap, which was successful on few occasions, but US general Caine apparently confirmed air to air kill 2 days ago.
https://x.com/NotWoofers/status/2079672131718193330


As Ukraine uses AM model (modernized original A version), the aircraft was produced around the same time as Israeli F-16s that claimed the first kills 45 years ago.
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