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Ukrainian MiG-29 pilot Marat Mambetov killed after fighter shot down by Russian missile

Titles and summaries are AI-extracted from news reporting; every source is linked below. Event id 236243d2-2bad-4c27-8b8d-e048b6ee03a8.

Where
Kyivresolved to locality50.450, 30.524
When
Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-10-01
Sourcing
5 reports5 outlets carrying it · independence not established
How far this got
localizednamed facility unresolvedOptical coverageSub-metre commercial imagery was recommended; Sentinel-2 is the closest we carry at 10 m, so small objects will not resolve.

Summary

A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet was shot down by a Russian missile on October 1, 2026, during a combat mission in eastern Ukraine. The pilot, Captain Marat Redvanovych Mambetov, a flight commander with the 40th "Ghost of Kyiv" Tactical Aviation Brigade, was conducting missile and bomb strikes against Russian occupation forces when his aircraft was hit. Mambetov ejected from the aircraft but did not survive his injuries. The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed his death and expressed condolences to his family and loved ones.

What imagery could confirm

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What remains unresolved

  • named facility unresolved

Timeline

13 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

  • 2026-10-02member countour measurement4 → 5reports joined

12 more change(s) — the values are part of the event detail on paid plans.

Sources

Grouped by outlet. Syndication is not collapsed, so several outlets can carry one wire story — the count is breadth of carriage, not independent confirmation.

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