A Ukrainian MiG-29 pilot was killed in action during a strike against Russian forces on October 1.

Ukraine’s Air Force confirmed the loss of a MiG-29 and its pilot during a combat mission on October 1. Capt. Marat Mambetov, 25, a flight commander with the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade “Ghost of Kyiv,” was conducting missile and bomb strikes against Russian forces when his aircraft was hit by a Russian missile. Mambetov ejected from the fighter but did not survive, according to the Air Force. #Ukraine

Today, 1 October 2026, another Ukrainian defender was killed in action. Flying a MiG-29 fighter jet, he was carrying out missile and bomb strikes against russian occupiers on one section of the front line. Whilst carrying out his combat mission, the aircraft was hit by an enemy missile; the pilot ejected but, sadly, did not survive… Captain Marat Redvanovich Mambetov was the flight leader of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade, ‘The Ghost of Kyiv’. He was 25… #Ukraine Heroes never die!

The Ukrainian Air Force has confirmed the death of fighter pilot Marat Mambetov, commander of a squadron of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade "Kyiv Ghost." Today, during a combat mission, his MiG-29 was shot down by a #Russian missile.

Today, Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter pilot Marat Mambetov was killed. He was conducting strikes against #Russian army positions on the front lines. Captain Marat Redvanovich Mambetov was the commander of a squadron in the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade, "#Kiev Ghost." "During the performance of a combat mission, the aircraft was hit by an enemy missile. The pilot ejected, but unfortunately, did not survive," the statement said.