Tragic Plane Crash Claims Lives of Ukrainian Fighter Pilots
TL;DR
Three Ukrainian pilots, including a well-known pilot nicknamed "Juice," have died in a plane crash near the city of Zhytomyr. The pilots were performing a combat mission when their L-39 combat trainer aircraft collided in the sky. The Ukrainian Air Force expressed condolences and the State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine is investigating the crash, focusing on the technical condition of the aircraft and compliance with flight preparation rules.
- Well-known Ukrainian pilot 'Juice' among 3 dead in plane crash CNN
- Eyewitnesses Describe Ukrainian Military Air Crash Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Ukraine war: Fighter ace and two other pilots killed in mid-air crash BBC
- Three Ukrainian Pilots Killed in Plane Crash The Wall Street Journal
- Ukrainian pilot who led push for F-16s dies in training exercise Financial Times
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