The pilot of the downed Russian Su-25 ejected and was taken prisoner by Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk region.
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The pilot of the downed Russian Su-25 ejected, survived with minor injuries, and was captured by the 72nd Separate Mechanised Brigade.
Ukrainian forces captured the pilot of a Russian Su-25 aircraft.
Russian pilot Andrii Fedorchukov was captured by Ukrainian forces after his Su-25 was shot down near Svitlodarsk on June 18.
Fedorchukov is a major affiliated with the Wagner Group and was flown into captivity by the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade using an Igla MANPADS shot.
On June 18, soldiers of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade shot down a Su-25 near Svitlodarsk and captured the pilot.
The captured pilot was identified as Major Andrei Fedorchukov of the Russian Air Force.
Fedorchukov admitted during interrogation that he was a mercenary of the Wagner PMC and received a salary of 205,000 rubles per month.
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