The accident happened when his plane collided during training in Zhytomyr, which is 150 km west of Kyiv. Now Ukraine’s Air Force has published his real name: Andriy Pilschykov. Ever since Russia attacked Ukraine, Pilschykov was the front man for the country’s air defense – and for more than ten years he flew the aging Soviet-made fighter Mig-29. FRONT FIGURE: The Ukrainian defense has released this photo of Andriy Pilschykov after he died in a collision between two fighter jets. Photo: Defense of Ukraine According to the BBC, Pilschykov became well known when he took part in battles against Russian fighter planes in the airspace over Kyiv in the early phase of the war. EXPECTATION: news interviewed “Juice” in Kyiv in May this year. He was really looking forward to flying the F-16. (Photo: Torstein Georg Bøe) – Decisive for the war He and two other pilots lost their lives during the exercise. During the interview with news earlier this year, he told how he was looking forward to training on the American-made F-16 fighter jet. GOING TO GET: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj gets to see an F-16 aircraft in the Netherlands recently. Photo: Reuters It had been his dream ever since he saw an F-16 plane during a visit to Ørland air base in 2014. He told news that the Ukrainian pilots will need four to six months to learn to fly the Western planes. – With the F-16, Ukraine can shoot down missiles and drones on the border, before they reach the country. It gives us an opportunity to survive. “Juice” believed that the F-16 could change the war. – But it depends on how many aircraft we get and which systems and weapons they bring. Was a driving force A year ago, Andriy Pilshchykov was in the US where he told politicians and bureaucrats how important it was for Ukraine to get F-16 aircraft. WAS ACTIVE: “Juice” was one of the instigators to get Western countries to give fighter jets to Ukraine. He himself does not get to see the results of his work. Photo: AFP He was the main figure in a group that worked for Western countries to understand and fulfill this wish. That’s what a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force says. To begin with, the answer from the western side was a clear no. But eventually the attitude changed. During the interview in May, one of the questions was whether the pilot was surprised that the wind had changed. – No, what I’m surprised about is that it took so long, said “Juice”. – Will never forget In a short time, Ukraine will send pilots and technicians for training in the NATO countries Denmark, Romania and the USA. DURING TRAINING: Ukrainian authorities have published this image of wreckage after the collision between two fighter jets last Friday. Photo: AFP It is expected that Ukraine will receive up to 61 F-16 aircraft. Some of them may be in place around the turn of the year. A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force says Pilschykov was a special young officer with great knowledge and great talent. – He devoted his short but very brilliant life to combat flying, and he dreamed of F-16 aircraft in the Ukrainian sky, said Jurij Ignat. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says this: – Ukraine will never forget someone who defended Ukraine’s free skies.
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