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Ukraine war latest: Russian chemical plant, oil depot set ablaze following Ukrainian strikes

Key developments on June 13-14: * Russian chemical plant, oil depot set ablaze following Ukrainian strikes * Russia fired nearly 2,000 drones at Ukraine in one week, Zelensky says * Black Sea Fleet command plans relocation from Crimea to Russia’s Novorossiysk, pro-Ukrainian partisans claim * UK seizes Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in 'first operation of its kind' * UN records highest civilian casualty toll in Ukraine since 2022 Ukraine struck a chemical plant in Russia's Tula Oblast, an

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The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin and operated by over 25 air forces worldwide since its introduction in 1978. Ukraine began receiving F-16s from European partners in summer 2024 after prolonged diplomatic efforts to secure Western fighter jets capable of countering Russian air superiority. Ukrainian pilots completed training programs in Denmark, the Netherlands, and the United States.

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