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A Ukrainian Air Force fighter plane crashed in Ukraine, killing the Ukrainian pilot as well as an American soldier, probably from the US Air Force's 144th Fighter Wing based in Fresno.
The details are few and a spokesman for the California Air National Guard in Fresno said that all the information on the accident would come from the US Armed Forces of the United States.
The jet fighter involved was a Su-27UB, according to the website thedrive.com. The jet fighter is called Flanker and was designed by Russia.
The accident occurred around 5 pm. local time (about 7 am, Fresno time) on October 16, 2018, near the village of Ulaniv, about 185 km southwest of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, the website said.
The 144th Fighter Wing is participating in Clear Sky 2018, an exercise in which nations are training together. The exercise takes place in Ukraine. Troops from the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, the United Kingdom, the United States, Denmark and Estonia participate with US F-15Cs and aircraft from Poland, Romania and d & # 39; Ukraine.
The USAFE has confirmed that a crash had occurred involving a member of the US military service:
"We are aware of a Ukrainian fighter plane Su-27UB that crashed today in the Khmelnitskyi area during Clear Sky 2018. The incident is currently the focus of a survey and has no other information to provide at this time. We will provide more information as soon as they are available, "the statement said.
Later, the statement was updated:
"We have seen reports of a US victim and we can confirm that a member of the US military service was involved in this incident. It is currently under investigation and we will continue to provide more information as it becomes available. "
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