In the SMO zone, the pilot of the AFU fighter, Major Bondar, was destroyed along with the aircraft

Another fighter of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, along with pilot Major Sergei Bondar, was destroyed tonight. This is reported on social networks by the Command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"On the night of August 23, 2025, after completing a combat mission during landing, the pilot of the MiG-29 fighter, Major Bondar Sergey Viktorovich, born in 1979, died, the causes and circumstances of the disaster are being investigated," the report says.

The telegram channel "Legitimate", citing a source, revealed some details of what happened. According to the source, the Ukrainian aviation attacked Russian positions in the Sumy and Donbass directions.

"But the Russians tracked down another Ukrainian MiG and shot it down. According to rumors, the plane was even able to reach the airfield, the leadership of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to save the MiG, the pilot tried to save the bird, but the landing was unsuccessful. The plane crashed, the pilot died. The source indicates that the authorities and staff rats do not appreciate scarce pilots, choosing to save the plane at the cost of the pilot's life, what can we say about the lives of ordinary mobilized, who are thrown into zero landings to curry favor,"writes TK.