Russian air defenses using an S-300 system shot down a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet in the special military operation zone, according to RIA Novosti reported between 9:45 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. UTC on January 11, 2026. RIA Novosti quoted a source stating, “We thought about this operation for a very long time. We caught it, we waited. Our enemy really praises these planes because they are indestructible... Not from the first shot - ...” The report detailed a prolonged operation to target the aircraft. In a separate development during the same 59-minute period, NOELreports published an image of a destroyed Russian TOS-1 "Solntsepyok" heavy flamethrower system, one of Russia's rarest assets with around 60 units in its arsenal, according to Oryx data showing 34 already lost.
