# Ukrainian pilot dies after MiG-29 fighter shot down by Russian missile

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- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-01 16:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-pilot-dies-after-mig-29-fighter-shot-down-by-russian-missile/

> Ukraine’s Air Force says a pilot died after his MiG-29 was downed by a Russian missile during a combat mission in eastern Ukraine. Captain Marat Redvanovych Mambetov, 25, ejected but did not survive. He was a flight commander in the “Ghost of Kyiv” 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade.