Turkish F-16 fighter hit RA Armed Forces Jet

"F-16 fighter jets belonging to the Turkish Air Force took off from Azerbaijan's Ganja Airport at 10:30 today.

They supported the bombardment of Azerbaijani SU-25 and Turkish-made "Bayraktar" drones in the direction of RA settlements and AF ground units located in Vardenis, Mets Masrik, Sotk of the Vardenis region of Armenia.

During this period, our aviation was performing combat support tasks for the air defense units of the RA Armed Forces.

During the anti-aircraft and air battles, the F-16 multifunctional fighter of the Air Force of the Republic of Turkey hit the Su-25 attacker of the RA Air Force in the airspace of the Republic of Armenia. The pilot, unfortunately, died heroically.

The F-16 multifunctional fighter of the Republic of Turkey, according to the objective control means, was at a depth of 60 km, at an altitude of 8200 meters", the spokeswoman of the RA Ministry of Defense wrote.