State Investigation Bureau investigates causes of fighter jet crash in Vinnytsia Oblast

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO – THURSDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2022, 15:48

Members of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) are establishing the circumstances of a military plane crash in Vinnytsia Oblast. The incident happened on 12 October 2022, at around 21:00, during an air-raid alert.

Source: press service of the State Bureau of Investigation

Details: According to the procedure, it has been reported that preliminary information indicates that the military pilot was carrying out a combat mission to destroy enemy UAVs and had managed to shoot down five Shahed-136 kamikaze drones.

According to one version of the investigation, during the destruction of the next target, fragments of a downed Russian drone hit the cockpit of the Ukrainian aircraft near the village of Turbiv, Vinnytsia Oblast. 

The pilot flew the MiG-29 fighter into a field to avoid large-scale destruction and civilian casualties. Fortunately, he managed to eject and is now in hospital.

There were no civilian casualties.

Quote: "Investigative actions are underway and the appropriate expert examinations have been ordered. This proceeding will become another fact in the documentation of the aggressor's crimes against Ukraine."

Background: A fighter jet from one of the Ukrainian Air Force’s tactical aviation brigades crashed near the city of Vinnytsia at around 21:00 on 12 October. The pilot ejected successfully and is feeling fine.

The pilot destroyed five Shahed-136 drones on Wednesday, 12 October, including three in the south of Ukraine and two in the skies over Vinnytsia. He had also shot down two Russian cruise missiles the day before during a massive Russian missile attack.

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