The Ukrainian Armed Forces reported the death of an F-16 pilot during a combat mission.

A Ukrainian F-16 pilot was killed during a combat mission. This was reported on April 12 in the Telegram channel of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

"On April 12, 2025, 26-year-old Pavel Ivanov was killed while performing a combat mission on an F-16 aircraft," they noted.

The location and cause of the pilot's death are not specified in the message. According to the AFU Air Force, the circumstances of the incident will be established by an interdepartmental commission, which has already launched an investigation into the incident.

In August 2024, an F-16 fighter jet crashed in Ukraine. The pilot Alexey Mes was killed in it. It was noted that the pilot himself campaigned for the transfer of combat aircraft to the country from Western countries.