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Three Air Force pilots died when two L-39 combat training aircraft collided in mid-air in Zhytomyr Oblast on August 25, 2023.

Zhytomyr region, Zhytomyr Oblast
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Two L-39 combat training aircraft collided in the sky in Zhytomyr Oblast on 25 August, resulting in three Air Force pilots killed

On August 25 last year, two L-39 aircraft collided in the sky over Zhytomyr region while performing a combat mission, killing three pilots of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade.

Three Ukrainian pilots were killed on Aug. 25 when their planes collided in the sky

The crash involved two L-39 training jets that were flying above Zhytomyr Oblast

Three Ukrainian Air Force pilots including a renowned fighter jet pilot with the call-sign 'Juice' were killed in a mid-air collision on Friday, August 25.

Three Ukrainian pilots died in an aviation accident during a combat flight of L-39 aircraft

Pilot Andrii Pilshchykov, Viacheslav Minka, and Serhii Prokazin died in a plane crash on August 25, 2023.

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