Ukraine says US experts have joined the investigation into the crash of a donated F-16
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Associated Press
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says U.S. experts have joined an investigation into why an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed earlier this week during a Russian bombardment. Ukraine’s air force chief said Friday that a detailed analysis is being conducted into why the F-16 jet went down on Monday, when Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage. Meanwhile, officials said a Russian attack on the northeastern city of Kharkiv using powerful glide bombs killed five people, including a 14-year-old girl on a playground, and wounded 47 others. The bombs struck five locations across the city, which had a prewar population of around 1.4 million people.