Major Marat Mambetov, a MiG-29 fighter pilot and flight commander in the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade, was killed in action on October 1, 2026, after ejecting from his aircraft which was hit by a Russian missile during a combat mission.

Marat Mambetov, a MiG-29 fighter pilot, was killed in action on 1 October aged 25.

Mambetov was a flight commander in the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade.

His aircraft was hit by a Russian missile during a combat mission and he ejected but did not survive.

The pilot, Captain Marat Redvanovych Mambetov, ejected but did not survive, the Air Force said in a statement on social media.

Mambetov, who was 25 years old, served as a flight commander in the 'Ghost of Kyiv' 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade.

Ukrainian pilot Capt. Marat Redvanovych Mambetov from the 40th “Ghost of Kyiv” Tactical Aviation Brigade was killed during combat on Thursday, Oct. 1.

Mambetov was killed while on a combat mission in a MiG-29 fighter aircraft during which he was carrying out missile and bomb strikes against Russian occupation forces in an unidentified sector of the front.

His aircraft was hit by an enemy missile and although he was able to eject, he did not survive his injuries.

On Thursday, October 1, Marat Mambetov, a squadron commander of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade 'Ghost of Kyiv', died in combat.

On October 1, Marat Mambetov was killed while carrying out combat missions in a MiG-29 fighter jet. His MiG-29 was hit by an enemy missile. Mambetov ejected but did not survive.