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Three Ukrainian Fighter Pilots Killed in Mid-Air Collision During Combat Mission
Breitbart News ^ | 27 Aug 2023 | Breitbart London

Posted on 08/27/2023 5:59:16 AM PDT by protest1

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian authorities have launched an investigation after a midair collision between two warplanes in the west of the country killed three pilots.

Ukraine’s air force spokesman Yuri Ihnat told Ukrainian television on Sunday it wasn’t immediately clear how long the probe would take.

According to the air force’s Telegram page, two L-39 training military aircraft collided on Friday during a combat mission over Ukraine’s western Zhytomyr region. Three pilots were killed, including Andriy Pilshchykov, a well-known pilot with the nickname “Juice” who was an outspoken advocate for Ukraine getting F-16 fighter jets.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: russia; ukraine; war; welp
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The article and others say it was both a training mission and a "combat mission" is it possible that they were shot down?
1 posted on 08/27/2023 5:59:16 AM PDT by protest1
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Andriy Pilshchykov, a well-known pilot with the nickname “Juice”

They should have hired "Ghost".

2 posted on 08/27/2023 6:01:42 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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“Juice“ won’t be around to fly the F-16.


3 posted on 08/27/2023 6:05:50 AM PDT by tennmountainman (FUJB)
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I think I see the problem here - 2 aircraft, but 3 pilots.


4 posted on 08/27/2023 6:07:55 AM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: protest1

L-39 training military aircraft......nickname the “Albatros”.....that bird isn’t exactly known for it’s agility. 😏


5 posted on 08/27/2023 6:13:01 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Sirius Lee

From the article “Russian forces, in the meantime, targeted central and northern regions of Ukraine with cruise missiles overnight. ”

Fact is Vlad has been bombing every night Ukie targets from the West to the East, and everything in between, relentlessly since the glorious Ukie offensive, with no signs of slowing.

The war cheerleaders need to think about that, hard. Much like the Allies relentlessly bombing Nazi Germany into ruins, the similarities are astonishing.

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out who is “ winning”.


6 posted on 08/27/2023 6:14:29 AM PDT by delta7
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Two L-39 aircraft can hold up to four pilots.


7 posted on 08/27/2023 6:21:33 AM PDT by Laslo Fripp (Does anybody proofread anymore?)
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“Juice“ won’t be around to fly the F-16.

We don't yet know what The Ghost of "Juice" is capable of.

8 posted on 08/27/2023 6:25:21 AM PDT by BlackbirdSST (Trump or Bust! Long live the Republic.)
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I must add some “ wisdom” to this whole mess. Having been in a war, it is my observed belief “ winning” is a lie.

The “ winner” of a war is the one who LOSES the least. Think about that and apply it to Biden’s Ukie war.


9 posted on 08/27/2023 6:26:35 AM PDT by delta7
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RIP...more of Ukraine’s finest sacrificed at the altar of the globalist agenda.

When will Ukraine finally rise up and throw off the yoke of western pedo-fascism?

The Orthodox world waits and wonders...


10 posted on 08/27/2023 6:48:20 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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“The article and others say it was both a training mission and a “combat mission” is it possible that they were shot down?”

No reason for pilots to train in Ukraine, given the threat there and all of the other available options. The only reason that world leaders, including Zelensky, can fly around is because Putin lets them do so.


11 posted on 08/27/2023 6:49:22 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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Wow...and that was before any Russian planes entered the scene.


12 posted on 08/27/2023 6:49:50 AM PDT by MNDude
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“a well-known pilot with the nickname “Juice” “

Has been renamed “Splat”.


13 posted on 08/27/2023 6:55:00 AM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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The war cheerleaders need to think about that, hard.

The only war cheerleaders are in Moscow.

14 posted on 08/27/2023 7:56:11 AM PDT by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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Wow...and that was before any Russian planes entered the scene.

More than a few Russian planes have left the scene...

Russia has lost a confirmed 186 piloted aircraft and helicopters during the war as of August 17, with 13 marked as "non-combat" losses....

15 posted on 08/27/2023 8:00:00 AM PDT by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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oofa. he gone

🇺🇦 Ukraine's "top fighter pilot" has died after crashing his plane into another Ukrainian jet.

Why are we sending these idiots that can't speak English highly technical F-16's that require years of training? pic.twitter.com/JTDNyVTjs5— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) August 26, 2023


16 posted on 08/27/2023 8:08:42 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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Blue skies and tailwinds, Juice. RIP
17 posted on 08/27/2023 8:16:44 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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The only war cheerleaders are in Moscow.

War cheerleaders have infested FR. They’re not in Moscow, but I wouldn’t be surprised if a few of them are in eastern Europe, pretending to be Americans. Their syntax is one of many things that give them away. The majority of the FR war cheerleaders are openly pro-Ukraine and pro-Zelensky. Some of them even defend Biden.

18 posted on 08/27/2023 8:28:58 AM PDT by Allegra (Stop the Zeepers from Censoring FReepers)
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So, at what point does Zelensky send out one of his minions, maybe to the beaches or nightclubs where Ukrainians don’t seem to have a care in the world, get on a bullhorn in the back of a truck and ask the crowds if anyone can fly?

You know, just like they did in Independence Day. And one, absolute savage of a man, Russel Casse, rogered up and saved the day.


19 posted on 08/27/2023 8:29:30 AM PDT by qaz123
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RIP...more of Ukraine’s finest sacrificed at the altar of the globalist agenda.

Amen. Prayers up for his loved ones and for all who have lost so much in this globalist travesty. When will enough be enough?

20 posted on 08/27/2023 8:32:01 AM PDT by Allegra (Stop the Zeepers from Censoring FReepers)
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