Ukrainian president Zelenskyy fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash


Ukrainian president Zelenskyy fires air force commander after fatal F-16 crash

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the commander of the country’s air force Friday, four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment and killed the pilot. The order to dismiss Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk was published on the presidential website.