Three Ukrainian military pilots, including one nicknamed “Juice” who campaigned in the US for the supply of F-16s, were killed on Friday when two combat training aircraft collided in an accident over a region west of Kyiv, Ukraine’s air force has said in an indication of the risks faced by its members.
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said in his nightly video address that the three men included Andriy Pilshchykov, “a Ukrainian officer, one of those who greatly helped our state”.
