Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 Pilot Killed in Combat
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How it spread - 7 original reports
Thu, 1 October 2026
4 reports- Index.hr (Croatia)15:11first to report
UKRAJINSKO ratno zrakoplovstvo izgubilo je lovac MiG-29 i pilota, kapetana Marata Mambetova iz brigade 'Duh Kijeva'. Zrakoplov je oboren tijekom borbene misije 1. listopada 2026.
- Polsat News (Poland)16:38
Kapitan Marat Redwanowicz Mambetow, dowódca 40. taktycznej brygady lotnictwa Duch Kijowa, zginął w bitwie - przekazała agencja Unian. Należący do pilota myśliwiec MiG-29 został trafiony rosyjską rakietą i rozbił się o ziemię.
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)18:47
Ukraine’s Air Force Command reported via Facebook that a Ukrainian pilot from the 40th “Ghost of Kyiv” Tactical Aviation Brigade was killed during combat Thursday, Oct. 1. The pilot, Capt. Marat Mambetov, was a flight leader within the brigade.
- RMF24 (Poland)19:22
Ukraina straciła myśliwiec MiG-29 i pilota brygady „Duch Kijowa”
Wed, 7 October 2026
3 reports- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)01:36
President Zelensky has posthumously awarded the Hero of Ukraine title to 25-year-old MiG-29 pilot Marat Mambetov, who was killed in combat on Oct. 1 after his aircraft was struck by a Russian missile.
- Index.hr (Croatia)04:53
UKRAJINSKI predsjednik Volodimir Zelenski dodijelio je titulu "Heroja Ukrajine" Maratu Mambetovu, 25-godišnjem pilotu MiG-a 29 koji je poginuo u akciji nakon što je njegov zrakoplov pogodila ruska raketa.
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)10:10
Marat Mambetov was a flight commander in Ukraine’s 40th “Ghost of Kyiv” Tactical Aviation Brigade. The heroic MiG-29 pilot lost his life on Oct. 1 while flying a combat mission in defense of Ukraine.