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Ukrainian pilot dies after MiG-29 fighter shot down by Russian missile
The Kyiv Independent • • world
Key Points:
- Ukrainian pilot Captain Marat Redvanovych Mambetov died after his MiG-29 fighter jet was shot down by a Russian missile during a combat mission in eastern Ukraine.
- Although Mambetov ejected from the aircraft, he did not survive the incident.
- Mambetov, aged 25, served as a flight commander in the "Ghost of Kyiv" 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade.
- The 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade operates Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets and is based at Vasylkiv Air Base in Kyiv Oblast.
