Moment highly-skilled Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet pilot shoots Russian Shahed drone out of the sky

0 February 9, 2026 10:15

This is the stunning moment a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet intercepts and destroys a Russian Shahed drone midair.

The suicide drone – usually used by Putin to target civilians & cities – is seen at low altitude before the F-16 dives in.

Witnesses said the F-16 pilot opened up with his Vulcan 20mm six-barrel Gatling gun, destroying the drone in an instant.

Sightings of Ukraine’s F-16s, supplied by the West, are rare but they have been hugely effective against the Russians.

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