Ukraine has lost a pilot and a MiG-29 fighter jet in battle, reports the Ukrainian Air Forces.
“Another Ukrainian defender was killed in battle on October 1, 2026. Aboard a MiG-29 fighter jet, he was conducting missile and bomb attacks against Russian occupiers on a front sector. During a combat mission, the aircraft was hit by an enemy missile. The pilot ejected, but, unfortunately, did not survive…“, informs the statement of the Ukrainian Air Forces.
The deceased pilot was Marat Mambetov, captain and flight commander of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade (nicknamed “The Ghosts of Kiev”).