Ukrainian Air Force shows F-16 shooting down Shahed drone

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The military has shown combat footage of a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet destroying a Russian attack drone.

The Ukrainian Air Force Command published the relevant video on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"No, this is not AI-generated footage – this is a real Ukrainian pilot in an F-16 epically destroying an enemy Shahed over Ukraine! How many such shootdowns have there already been?" the post reads.

The pilot used the aircraft's cannon to eliminate the target.

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"This video is from social media, the author is unknown, but the pilot is ours!" the Air Force said.

Illustrative photo: Ukrainian Air Force