President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says one of the three men killed when two L-39 combat training aircraft collided was Major Andriy Pilshchykov, who won fame in dog fights over Kyiv during the early days of the war.
abc.net.au/news/ukrainian-pilots-collision-killed-andriy-pilshchykov/102781510Three Ukrainian military pilots including a "mega talent" who yearned to fly F-16s have died after two L-39 combat training aircraft collided over a region west of Kyiv.Major Andriy Pilshchykov won fame taking part in dog fights over Kyiv during the early days of the war with Russia
"It is too early to discuss details. Certainly, all circumstances will be clarified," Mr Zelenskyy said."We express our condolences to the families of the victims. This is a painful and irreparable loss for all of us," it said. Radio Svoboda shared video of blackened, mangled aircraft remains being removed from a field far from the front lines at the village of Sinhury, about 10 kilometres south of Zhytomyr and about 150km west of Kyiv.
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