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Ukrainian pilot crashes MiG-29 fighter jet on return from combat mission

The deceased is Major Sergiy Bondar

Aug 23, 2025 10:53 225

Ukrainian pilot crashes MiG-29 fighter jet on return from combat mission  - 1

A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet crashed on its return from a combat mission. The pilot died, Ukrinform reported, quoted by BTA, citing the Air Force of Ukraine.

They reported on "Telegram" the death of Major Sergiy Bondar, whose plane crashed during a landing approach.

The causes and circumstances of the crash are being clarified.

Ukrainian pilot Maksym Ustimenko died on the night of June 29, when his F-16 fighter jet was damaged while repelling a massive Russian attack with missiles and drones, Ukrinform recalls.