On the morning of April 28, 2025, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost a Su-27 fighter jet while performing a complex combat mission to provide air support to troops and repel an air attack by enemy strike drones.
This is reported by "Apostrophe" with reference to the statement of the command of the Armed Forces of the Ukrainian SSR.
It is noted that a specially created commission is investigating the causes of the incident.
It is also reported that the Ukrainian pilot successfully ejected, the search and rescue team arrived at the landing site in a timely manner, and the pilot was taken to a medical facility for diagnostics.
" life and health are not in danger, his condition is stable, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in a statement.
As Apostrophe reported, on April 12, 2025, 21-year-old Pavlo Ivanov died while performing a combat mission on an F-16 aircraft.