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| Date: | Saturday 27 April 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 |
| Owner/operator: | Ukrainian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 27 April 2024, a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade was downed, likely as a result of combat action against air defence forces of the Russian Federation. The pilot, Polkovnyk Valentin "Bjolar" Korenchuk was killed in action.
On 27 April 2024, the Russian Ministry of Defence released a press statement, stating that "over the week, aircraft and air defence capabilities shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29...".
Sources:
https://24tv.ua/valentin-korenchuk-zaginuv-brigadi-poproshhalisya-pilotom-bdzholyarem_n2578463bdzholyarem-shchemlivi-kadri
https://hromadske.ua/viyna/226178-u-kyyevi-poproshchalysia-z-odnym-z-pryvydiv-kyyeva-pilotom-valentynom-korenchukom-foto
https://novynarnia.com/2024/06/18/u-kyyevi-poproshhalysya-z-lotchykom-40-yi-brta-odnym-z-pryvydiv-kyyeva-valentynom-bdzholyarem-korenchukom/
https://newsme.online/general/n/mcdp2s0gm-u-viyskoviy-chastini-po-osoblivomu-poproshchalisya-z-pilotom-
https://tass.com/politics/1781757
https://t.me/mod_russia/38000
https://t.me/mod_russia/38001
https://x.com/MarcinRogowsk14/status/1803125755334832158
Media:
On 27 April 2024, a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 was lost (likely shot down) somewhere over the front line in Ukraine. The pilot, polkovnyk Valentin Korenchuk of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade, did mot survived. https://t.co/zZBMZ2RFaM pic.twitter.com/jjFMqhzweq
— The Military Watch (@MarcinRogowsk14) June 18, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2024 19:23 | Anon. | Added |
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