Speculation has been rife about what happened on that fateful flight, including the potential involvement of the Russians.Īlthough Ukraine is at war with Russia, the crash site is 90 miles west of Kyiv, so a long way away from Russian airspace. ![]() The pilots included Captain Andrew Pilshikov - AKA 'Juice' - who was a very experienced combat pilot and had conducted many media interviews - including with Sky News' Deborah Haynes - which helped provide an insight into the battle for the skies over Ukraine.Īlthough the formal Ukrainian investigation will be charged with establishing exactly what happened, what we know is that despite being on a training mission - in training jets which are fitted with ejection seats and operated by experienced pilots - a catastrophic accident occurred which led to the loss of all three men. By Sean Bell, military analyst and former fighter pilotĭuring his nightly address yesterday, President Zelenskyy announced two Ukrainian L-39 jet trainers had been involved in an accident - and all three aviators involved had lost their lives.
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