Legendary Ukrainian pilot Kostyantyn Oborin, 63, falls in battle

espreso.tv ^ | July 18, 2025 | Kate Kikot

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Can't imagine grandchildren hearing that grandpa was shot down over Ukraine.

ANyone know aircraft? I've never seen a wing with that weld pattern before. ANyone know what kind it is and why the wing is made that way?

[Drew68]

Was he hit with a jar of pickles?

[DesertRhino]

They spelled Odessa wrong.

[lee martell]

Lol! I was totally unprepared for that joke.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

They spelled Odessa wrong.

When Zelensky came to power, he ordered the re-Romanization of all Ukraine cities and place names. This is why Zeepers always write "Kyiv," even though "Kiev" has been in use for hundreds of years. The same with "Odesa" and "Odessa."

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When posting tonight, I looked up Expresso TV and came across a Wikipedia article (excerpt below). I know Wikipedia is, according to a founder of Wiki, CIA controlled, but I still use it for some biographical info.

Anyway, the history of Expresso TV is short but has a few colorful details. First, it was established the year the CIA put into action its plan to overthrow Ukraine and install puppets, so I don't know how independent it is or is not.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espreso_TV

History

On 22 January 2014, a journalist of Espreso TV Dmytro Dvoychenkov was kidnapped, beaten, and taken to an unknown location. He was later released.^[7]

Cyber attacks

On February 19, 2024, at around 7:30 p.m., unknown hackers gained access to the broadcast signal of the Espreso TV channel.

The attackers broadcast a short footage of destroyed Ukrainian cities and a video of Joe Biden falling and stumbling with a call to stop, hinting at the alleged involvement of the United States in the war in Ukraine.^[8][9]

On December 16, 2024, at around 12:50 p.m., attackers gained unauthorized access to the TV channel’s server and tried to broadcast a video with a fake appeal from Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in Russian.

 

[moviefan8]

63? Kinda old to fly. Ukraine must be desperate.

[McGruff]

Died taking selfies during combat?

[Rocco DiPippo]

No. He collided with this guy, who's known as the "Ghost Of Chicken Kiev."

[ransomnote]

So they don't waste missiles on cheap drones, the gunner may use a shotgun.

In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled Q ~ Trust Trump's Plan ~ 07/01/2025 Vol.509, Q Day 2803, Porkchop wrote:

The picture appears to be of a Ukranian Yak-52 shooting down a Russian drone. The wing shape looks correct, however, I don’t know what the function is of the device sitting up from the wingtip - antenna perhaps? https://www.reddit.com/r/MilitaryPorn/comments/1m4549z/pov_from_ukrainian_yak52_on_russian_kamikaze/

Apparently the crew of two consists of a pilot and a gunner (armed with a shotgun in the back seat). The Yak is maneuverable enough for the pilot to get close to the drone and let the gunner shoot at it.

View from the drone... https://www.reddit.com/r/MilitaryPorn/comments/1drhb7g/ukrainian_yak52_attempting_to_intercept_russian/?share_id=nM617t6EsROM6t7iUxOGm&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1

Just a guess on my part...

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https://www.reddit.com/r/MilitaryPorn/comments/1drhb7g/ukrainian_yak52_attempting_to_intercept_russian/?share_id=nM617t6EsROM6t7iUxOGm 

 

[ansel12]

“””””Was he hit with a jar of pickles?”””””

That was just a little consumer drone hit with a jar of pickled tomatoes as it hovered at a grandma’s balcony, it was believed that burglars were using drones to see which apartments had been left empty as people evacuated.

[tlozo]

They spelled Odessa wrong.

Only if you're Russian.

[BobL]

“When Zelensky came to power, he ordered the re-Romanization of all Ukraine cities and place names. This is why Zeepers always write “Kyiv,” even though “Kiev” has been in use for hundreds of years. The same with “Odesa” and “Odessa.””

I wouldn’t worry too much as it looks like the Neocons and Europeans agree that those cities will revert to their old names.

[tlozo]

his is why Zeepers always write “Kyiv,” even though “Kiev” has been in use for hundreds of years

And its now Turkiye. One respects the wishes of the country, except if you're a Putinista.

[linMcHlp]

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

Regardless of where someone stands on Ukraine vs Russia, as the son of a fighter pilot, I say this is sad news. A great warrior, first for Russia, now for Ukraine, has passed.

[GBA]

Shooting down drones is a very dangerous job, as allied pilots learned flying against German V-1s over Britain in WWII.

March 1945 – end of the V-1 flying bomb campaign:

The Allied fighter pilots involved in the battle against the V1s shot down almost 2,000 of the flying bombs, but sadly 72 of those pilots and crew members lost their lives during the campaign. Some died as a result of flying bombs exploding in front of them and some were lost due to accidents in the very bad weather that they were sometimes forced to fly in, defending the line.

May God bless him and bless and comfort his family and all who knew him and those who served with him.

[EnderWiggin1970]

One respects the wishes of the country

Like one should have respected the will of Ukrainian voters and not conducted a coup in 2014. Right? You guys are constant hypocrites.

Odessa it has been, and Odessa it will be.

[gleeaikin]

I’m not sure shooting down drones is quite as hard as shooting V-1 rockets, so I pass this on to someone with more expertise in combat flying. Certainly using a shotgun is cheeper, but possibly harder.