SBI says Ukrainian MiG-29 crashed in Vinnytsia Oblast after hitting debris from destroyed drone

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The SBI said that the plane crashed on Oct. 12 at approximately 9:00 p.m. near the village of Turbiv
The SBI said that the plane crashed on Oct. 12 at approximately 9:00 p.m. near the village of Turbiv

The SBI said that the plane crashed on Oct. 12 at approximately 9:00 p.m. near the village of Turbiv.

<span class="copyright">State Bureau of Investigation</span>
State Bureau of Investigation

According to preliminary reports, the pilot of the warplane had been on a combat mission to destroy Russian UAVs.

He managed to shoot down five Shahed-136 kamikaze drones.

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“According to one version of the investigation, near the village of Turbiv, during the destruction of another target, fragments from a downed enemy drone hit the cockpit of the Ukrainian plane,” the SBI said.

<span class="copyright">State Bureau of Investigation</span>
State Bureau of Investigation

The pilot managed to steer the jet towards a field to avoid large-scale destruction and casualties among the civilian population. He managed to eject and is now being treated in a military hospital.

There were no casualties among the civilian population, the SBI said.

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