Ukrainian MiG-29 Fighter Jet Crashes During Combat Mission in Odesa, Pilot Safe
The pilot ejected safely and the Air Force said the cause of the incident is under investigation.
- A Ukrainian MiG-29 caught fire during a combat mission in Odesa Oblast, the Air Force reported. The pilot attempted to save the aircraft before it was destroyed.
- A "non-standard situation" during an air-to-air missile launch caused the jet to catch fire, according to preliminary data. The fire forced the pilot to lose control of the aircraft.
- The pilot managed to eject safely from the aircraft and was recovered and evacuated to a medical facility. The Air Force did not immediately identify which air-to-air missile was involved.
- This marks the fourth Ukrainian combat aircraft loss in under two months, following an F-16 crash on July 29 and a Su-24M crash on June 16 in Khmelnytskyi Oblast that killed both crew members.
- Ukraine continues to operate the Soviet-era MiG-29 for air defense missions against Russian cruise missiles and drones targeting cities including Odesa. Investigators are establishing the incident's causes.
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Investigators from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) have opened a criminal investigation into the crash of a MiG-29 fighter jet of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which occurred on the evening of August 10, 2026, in Berezivsky district of Odesa region, the SBI reports.
A Ukrainian fighter aircraft MiG-29 caught fire during a combat mission in the Odesa region on the evening of August 10, reported Ukrainian Air Forces.
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