Two combat training aircraft collided in Ukraine. The pilots died

In the Zhytomyr region, two Ukrainian L-39 combat training aircraft collided in the sky while performing a combat mission. The pilots were killed. This was reported in the telegram channel of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

“On August 25, 2023, a terrible plane crash occurred in the Zhytomyr region. While performing a combat mission, the crews of two L-39 combat training aircraft collided in the sky. All three pilots, unfortunately, died. The investigation is ongoing,” the statement said.

It also notes that among the dead is a well-known pilot in Ukraine of the 40th tactical aviation brigade, Andrei Pilshchikov, with the call sign “Juice”. As writes , he served as a MiG-29 fighter pilot, and from the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, he “participated in the air defense of Kiev.” Ukrayinska Pravda

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