Ukrainian Pilot Dies After MiG-29 Fighter Shot Down by Russian Missile
The Air Force said the 40th Ghost of Kyiv Brigade pilot was hit by an enemy missile and died after ejecting from his MiG-29.
- On Thursday, Captain Marat Redvanovych Mambetov of the 40th 'Ghost of Kyiv' Tactical Aviation Brigade was killed during a combat mission, the Ukrainian Air Force reported via Facebook.
- Mambetov was carrying out missile and bomb strikes against Russian occupation forces when his aircraft was hit by an enemy missile in an unidentified sector of the front.
- Although the flight commander was able to eject after his MiG-29 was struck, Air Force Command reported that he did not survive his injuries.
- The Ukrainian Air Force expressed sincere condolences to the family and loved ones, stressing that Mambetov defended Ukraine until his last breath.
- According to Censor, reports of the incident appeared on Facebook, identifying Mambetov as a flight commander within the 40th 'Ghost of Kyiv' Tactical Aviation Brigade.
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Capt. Marat Mambetov, 25, ejected after a Russian missile hit his jet during a strike mission but did not survive; it was the 37th confirmed loss of a Ukrainian MiG-29 since February 2022, leaving a fleet of about three dozen, roughly what Ukraine had before the invasion.
Ukraine lost in battle a pilot and a MiG-29 fighter aircraft, informs Ukrainian Air Forces.
The pilot was killed during the operation.
The flight of a MiG 29 pilot turned into a heavy blow for Ukraine, as he was shot down by the Russian army and killed. The post MiG of the commander of the "Ghosts of Kiev" squadron was shot down - Ukraine is running out of planes appeared first on in.gr.
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