The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported about the incident at Facebook on Thursday. The message says the plane went on fire while being on a landing strip. The pilot acted professionally and in good time; he ejected and survived, his health conditions are satisfactory. The fire onboard Su-25 was extinguished; the special commission conducts investigation to find out the ignition cause.
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Su-25 attack aircraft of Ukraine’s Air Force goes ablaze, pilot survives
Incident took place at Starokostyantyniv airfield, central Ukraine
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