Ukrainian F-16 pilot Lt. Col. Maksym Ustymenko was killed on June 29, 2025, while intercepting Russian missiles and drones.
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Ukrainian F-16 pilot Lt. Col. Maksym Ustymenko was killed on June 29, 2025, while defending the country during a massive Russian air attack.
On June 29, 2025, Lt. Col. Maksym Ustymentenko crashed in an F-16 while repelling a massive Russian aerial attack; he shot down seven aerial targets before his aircraft was damaged and he was unable to eject.
Maksym Ustymenko was killed while repelling a Russian air attack on the night of 29 June 2025
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