On Saturday, April 12, 21-year-old Pavlo Ivanov died while performing a combat mission on an F-16 aircraft.
The sad news was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
It is noted that the pilot died in battle while defending his homeland from Russian occupiers.
"We express our deep condolences to Pavlo's family. Today, F-16 pilots perform combat missions in various directions almost every day in incredibly difficult conditions, providing fighter cover for air strike groups and striking enemy targets. Ukrainian pilots work at the maximum of human and technical capabilities, each time risking their lives while performing combat missions. Pavlo was one of them!" - the Air Force noted.
They also added that all the circumstances of the tragedy are being established by an interdepartmental commission, which has already begun its work.
Earlier, "Apostrophe" wrote that fighter pilot Denis Vasilyuk died in the war . This happened while performing a combat mission.
