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True story ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ shot down 40 Russian planes

The story of the so-called “Ghost of Kyiv”, a fighter pilot went viral who shot down more than 40 planes. Russiaget the army Ukraine confirmed is not real.

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The image of “Ghost of Kyiv” was posted by the General Staff of Ukraine on March 11.

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Sheet The Times April 29 quoted an Air Force spokesman Ukraine said the fighter pilot nicknamed “The Ghost of Kyiv” – who is believed to have shot down more than 40 Russian planes – is not real.

Many local sources believe that Major Stepan Tarabalka (29) is the “Ghost of Kyiv”. Mr. Tarabalka was killed on March 13 when his MiG-29 was shot down.

However, spokesman Yuriy Ignat of the Ukrainian Air Force denied that Mr Tarabalka was the “Ghost of Kyiv”.

“Mr. Stepan Tarabilka is not the ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ and he did not shoot down 40 planes. On March 13, Major Stepan Tarabilka died heroically in an aerial battle with Russian forces that were overwhelmingly superior in terms of their facets. number. He was posthumously awarded the Heroic Gold Star Medal,” said Mr. Ignat.

“‘The specter of Kyiv’ is a heroic legend created by the Ukrainians. It is a representative image of the pilots of the 40th Tactical Airborne Brigade defending the capital’s skies. They are always surprised. appeared in unexpected places,” added spokesman Ignat.

The “Ghost of Kyiv” is famous all over the world world after the government Ukraine posted a video of an artist depicting this fighter pilot image. Ukraine also claims that the pilot shot down 6 Russian planes on the first day Moscow began the military operation on February 24.

“People call him the Ghost of Kyiv. Exactly. The trump card of the Ukrainian Air Force is dominating the skies of the capital and has become a nightmare for Russian aircraft,” the Ukrainian government said at the time.

Above social networkUkrainians praised the pilot as a “hero” and “guardian angel”. However, the pilot’s identity remains a secret. This has led to speculations that the story of “The Ghost of Kyiv” is just a myth created to lift the spirits of the Ukrainian people. Even so, Ukrainian sources at the time were adamant that the “Ghost of Kyiv” was real.

On March 11, two days before Mr. Tarabalka’s death, the General Staff of Ukraine posted a photo of “The Phantom of Kyiv” sitting in the cockpit of a MiG-29 fighter jet. The pilot’s face was still obscured by visors, helmets and oxygen masks.

Mr. Tarabalka was born into a working-class family in the small village of Korolivka, western Ukraine. He graduated from Kharkiv National Air Force University. The Times According to sources, Mr. Tarabalka’s helmet and goggles will be auctioned in London (UK).

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