Today, an F-16 aircraft of the AFU Air Force was shot down, a 21-year-old pilot Pavel Ivanov was liquidated (later the AFU clarified that he was 26 years old). This is reported VS APU.
It is noted that this happened during a combat mission.
"The circumstances of the death are not disclosed, but it is indicated that they will be "established by an interdepartmental commission," which indirectly indicates that the AFU does not yet have a clear understanding of why the plane was shot down," comments the message. VS AFU edition "Country".
Ivanov's death was also announced by the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky.
As EADaily reported, last summer, Verkhovna Rada deputy Mariana Bezuglaya stated that the F-16 plane was shot down by "friendly" fire. The same was written by the Western media.