"A similar incident occurred earlier this year when one of the F-16s was mistakenly downed by a U.S. Patriot missile system, also supplied to Ukraine."
Gee whiz I wonder what the odds were of THAT happening so soon after we gave Gaylord Zelensky the keys to the car...?
I would think that these more sophisticated toys are being operated remotely to some degree from some little war room inside the USA..