General Dan Caine, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said that a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet has recently shot down a Russian fighter jet in air-to-air combat for the first time.
Source: Caine's testimony during a hearing of the US Senate Appropriations Committee in Washington
Details: During the hearing, senior Democratic Senator Richard Durbin asked what impact a potential three-year halt in funding for air defence would have on Ukraine.
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In response, Caine spoke about the development of Ukraine's defence capabilities.
