Marat Mambetov

A Ukrainian pilot, Capt. Marat Redvanovych Mambetov, from the 40th “Ghost of Kyiv” Tactical Aviation Brigade was killed during combat on Thursday, Oct. 1, Ukraine’s Air Force Command reported via Facebook. Mambetov was a flight commander in the brigade.

The announcement said that Mambetov was killed while on a combat mission in a MiG-29 fighter aircraft during which he was carrying out missile and bomb strikes against Russian occupation forces in an unidentified sector of the front.

It said that his aircraft was hit by an enemy missile and although he was able to eject, he did not survive his injuries.

The Air Force expressed its sincere condolences to the fallen pilot’s family and loved ones.