The deceased pilot Stepan Tarabalka is undoubtedly a hero, but he is “not a” ghost of Kyiv “and he did NOT shoot down 40 planes.”
Rumors about the death of the legendary pilot in battle “The ghost of Kyiv” and the fact that it was the Hero of Ukraine Stepan Tarabalka is a fake. This was announced on April 30 on the Facebook page of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces. distribute. Hero of Ukraine Stepan Tarabalka is NOT “Ghost of Kyiv” and he did NOT shoot down 40 planes, “- said in a statement on the page of the Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces.
On March 13, Major Stepan Tarabalka died heroically in an air battle with the overwhelming forces of the Russian occupiers. Then they wrote about him: “He is an officer of the new generation of the Ukrainian army, who began his career as an officer just at the time when the war came to Ukraine. Defending his country was a conscious choice for him. Everyone who knew Stepan Tarabalka personally said that he was a real officer and a professional in his field. Subordinates like him are equal, and senior commanders are confident that everything in the units will be under control. ”
Later, rumors began to spread on social networks that Stepan Tarabalka was a “ghost of Kyiv” who shot down six enemy planes in February 24 and shot down a total of 40. This was even written by the British magazine The Times, which allegedly received confirmation from the Ukrainian leadership ”That Tarabalka was the“ ghost of Kyiv ”.
However, the Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine denied this information, and wrote the following about the legendary pilot: “The ghost of Kyiv is a superhero-legend, whose figure was created by Ukrainians! It is rather a collective image of the pilots of the 40th Brigade of Tactical Aviation of the Air Force, which protects the sky of the capital. Which suddenly appear where they are not expected! ”.
It was also added that Ukrainian military pilots are not yet training abroad on F-16s, and American bombers are not flying over Ukraine.
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It will be recalled that at the 140th Congress of Commitia Animation Manga in Japan, a manga dedicated to the Ghost of Kyiv – the legendary Ukrainian pilot – was announced.
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