Pilot killed after MiG-29 hit in eastern Ukraine
Place: eastern UkraineRegion: Ukraine-wide and the front lineautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
There are no materials from the Russian group in the roundup. Ukrainian publications citing the Air Force say that the aircraft was hit in one of the front-line sectors, without specifying which one; Kyiv Independent writes that it happened in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian and international publications agree that the pilot ejected but was killed, and that the aircraft was hit by a Russian missile.
What Russia reports
no reports found
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Ukrainska Pravda and Suspilne, citing the Ukrainian Air Force, report that Captain Marat Mambetov, a MiG-29 pilot, was killed on October 1. According to them, during a combat mission in one of the front-line sectors, the aircraft was hit by a missile; the pilot ejected but did not survive. Ukrainska Pravda specifies that Mambetov was a flight commander in the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade and was 25 years old.
“На винищувачі МіГ-29 він завдавав ракетно-бомбові удари по російських окупантах на одному з напрямків фронту.”
“У Повітряних силах повідомили, що капітан Мамбетов катапультувався з підбитого літака, але не вижив.”
- Україна втратила в бою МіГ-29 і пілота бригади "Привид Києва" — Ukrainska Pravda, 1 October, 16:13
- Повітряні Сили повідомили про загибель пілота під час виконання завдання — Suspilne, 1 October, 16:18
What independent sources report
automatic summary Kyiv Independent reports, citing the Ukrainian Air Force, that pilot Marat Redvanovich Mambetov was killed after his MiG-29 was hit by a Russian missile during a combat mission in eastern Ukraine. According to the outlet, Mambetov ejected but did not survive; he was 25 years old and served as a flight commander in the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade.
“A Ukrainian pilot has died after his MiG-29 fighter jet was shot down by a Russian missile whilst performing a combat mission in eastern Ukraine, the country's Air Force said on Oct. 1.”
- Ukrainian pilot dies after MiG-29 fighter shot down by Russian missile — Kyiv Independent, 1 October, 18:55
Confirmation
Confirmation: claimed by one side only
Only one side reports the event (no independent international source); its statements are presented as statements.
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