On Wednesday, October 12, a fighter jet of one of the tactical aviation brigades of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces crashed in Vinnytsia. The police have started an investigation into this fact. This is reported by the SBI.
"According to preliminary information, the military pilot was carrying out a combat mission to destroy enemy UAVs. He managed to shoot down 5 "Shahed-136" kamikaze drones," the message says.
According to the investigators, during the destruction of another object near the town of Turbiv, fragments of a downed enemy drone hit the cockpit of a Ukrainian plane.
That is why the pilot directed the MiG-29 fighter into the field to avoid large-scale destruction and casualties among the civilian population. He ejects and is hospitalized.
"Investigative actions are continuing, appropriate examinations have been scheduled. There are no victims among the population," - added the State Security Bureau.
