On August 25, 2023, two L-39 aircraft collided in the sky over Zhytomyr region during a combat mission, killing three pilots of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade: Majors Viacheslav Minka and Serhiy Prokazin, and Captain Andriy Pilshchikov (call sign Juice).

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.

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

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.