Three Ukrainian pilots, including a well-known MiG-29 pilot who went by the call sign “Juice” and was part of a unit known as “Ghost of Kyiv,” died in a plane crash over the weekend.…
Two L-39 combat trainer aircraft collided in the sky near the city of Zhytomyr, about 87 miles west of Kyiv, on Friday, resulting in the deaths of three pilots,“Among the dead is a pilot with the call sign ‘JUICE.'” the statement continued. “We express out condolences to the families of the victims.
“Yesterday, a catastrophe in the sky over the Zhytomyr region killed three pilots, including Andriy Pilschikov, callsign ‘Juice,’” Zelensky . “My heart goes out to the pilots’ friends and loved ones. The investigation is ongoing, and the truth will be revealed.” The Ghost of Kyiv — believed by many to be an urban legend — purportedly downed as many as six Russian planes on the first day of the war’s combat.on social media almost from the moment the Russian invasion began on Feb. 24.
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