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Ukraine F-16 Crashes, Pilot Dies During Russian Airstrikes, Kyiv Says
An F-16 fighter jet used by Ukraine crashed on Monday, Kyiv's military said, the first such loss reported since the long-awaited arrival of the U.S.-made planes in the country was confirmed this month.
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Russian Commander Used 2 Military Helicopters To Transport Pet Cat During War: Report
One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's commanders used two military helicopters to transport his pet cat during the war in Ukraine, a defected Russian pilot has claimed.
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Ukraine's Zelensky Visits London, Secures More Arms Against Russia
Britain announced an immediate surge of military deliveries to Ukraine to help it fend off an intensifying Russian offensive and pledged to train its pilots as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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Russian Fighter Jet Crashes Into Siberian Home, 2 pilots Killed
A Russian military jet crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on Sunday and the two pilots were killed, officials said, the second such fatal incident in six days involving a Sukhoi fighter plane.
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Pentagon Training Afghan Pilots For Deployment In Ukraine: Report
The US Department of Defence, also known as the Pentagon, is set to train former Afghan pilots in California and send them via Poland to conflict-ravaged Ukraine, Russian media agency Tass claimed citing a military diplomatic source.
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3 Military Pilots Dead In Russian Bomber Accident
Three military pilots died in Russia on Tuesday when ejection seats of their Tu-22 strategic bomber malfunctioned, the Russian defence ministry said.
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Russian Pilot Found Alive 30 Years After Shot Down In Afghanistan
A Russian pilot who was missing presumed dead after his plane was shot down three decades ago during the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan has been found alive and wants to come home, Russian military veterans said Friday.
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Russian Personnel On Board Helicopter Downed In Syria Are Dead: Kremlin
The Kremlin on Monday said that Russian military personnel on board a helicopter shot down in Syria on Monday were dead, citing the Russian Defence Ministry.
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Pilot killed As Russian Military Plane Crashes Near Moscow
The Russian defense ministry says a fighter jet has crashed outside Moscow, killing the pilot.
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2 Russian Military Pilots Killed In Syria Helicopter Crash: Moscow
Two Russian military pilots were killed when their helicopter crashed near the central Syrian city of Homs, the defence ministry said on Tuesday, adding that the aircraft had not been under fire.
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Ukrainian Pilot Sentenced To 22 Years Over Russian Reporters' Deaths
A Russian court sentenced a Ukrainian military pilot, Lt. Nadiya V. Savchenko, to 22 years in prison on Tuesday after finding her guilty of complicity in the deaths of two Russian journalists, in a politically charged case that highlighted the strained relations between Moscow and the West.
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Pilot of Russian Plane Downed By Turkey Buried With Military Honours
A Russian pilot killed after his plane was shot down by a Turkish jet last week was buried in the Russian city of Lipetsk today with military honours, after being posthumously given the country's highest military award.
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Russia Says Jet Downing 'Provocation' as Pilot Denies Warning
Russia on Wednesday accused Turkey of a "planned provocation" over the downing of a warplane on the Syrian border as a rescued pilot claimed that no warning had been given.
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Turkey Pilots Warned Russian Jet 10 Times Before Shoot-Down: US
The US military backed up Turkey's claim Tuesday that Turkish pilots warned a Russian jet 10 times -- but failed to get a response -- before shooting it down after it briefly entered Turkish airspace.
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One of Russian Pilots Shot Down by Turkey is Dead: Military
One of two pilots aboard a Russian war plane shot down by Turkey on Tuesday was killed by fire from the ground after he parachuted from the craft, the Russian military said, citing what it said was preliminary information.
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Ukraine F-16 Crashes, Pilot Dies During Russian Airstrikes, Kyiv Says
An F-16 fighter jet used by Ukraine crashed on Monday, Kyiv's military said, the first such loss reported since the long-awaited arrival of the U.S.-made planes in the country was confirmed this month.
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Russian Commander Used 2 Military Helicopters To Transport Pet Cat During War: Report
One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's commanders used two military helicopters to transport his pet cat during the war in Ukraine, a defected Russian pilot has claimed.
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Ukraine's Zelensky Visits London, Secures More Arms Against Russia
Britain announced an immediate surge of military deliveries to Ukraine to help it fend off an intensifying Russian offensive and pledged to train its pilots as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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Russian Fighter Jet Crashes Into Siberian Home, 2 pilots Killed
A Russian military jet crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on Sunday and the two pilots were killed, officials said, the second such fatal incident in six days involving a Sukhoi fighter plane.
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Pentagon Training Afghan Pilots For Deployment In Ukraine: Report
The US Department of Defence, also known as the Pentagon, is set to train former Afghan pilots in California and send them via Poland to conflict-ravaged Ukraine, Russian media agency Tass claimed citing a military diplomatic source.
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3 Military Pilots Dead In Russian Bomber Accident
Three military pilots died in Russia on Tuesday when ejection seats of their Tu-22 strategic bomber malfunctioned, the Russian defence ministry said.
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Russian Pilot Found Alive 30 Years After Shot Down In Afghanistan
A Russian pilot who was missing presumed dead after his plane was shot down three decades ago during the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan has been found alive and wants to come home, Russian military veterans said Friday.
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Russian Personnel On Board Helicopter Downed In Syria Are Dead: Kremlin
The Kremlin on Monday said that Russian military personnel on board a helicopter shot down in Syria on Monday were dead, citing the Russian Defence Ministry.
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Pilot killed As Russian Military Plane Crashes Near Moscow
The Russian defense ministry says a fighter jet has crashed outside Moscow, killing the pilot.
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2 Russian Military Pilots Killed In Syria Helicopter Crash: Moscow
Two Russian military pilots were killed when their helicopter crashed near the central Syrian city of Homs, the defence ministry said on Tuesday, adding that the aircraft had not been under fire.
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Ukrainian Pilot Sentenced To 22 Years Over Russian Reporters' Deaths
A Russian court sentenced a Ukrainian military pilot, Lt. Nadiya V. Savchenko, to 22 years in prison on Tuesday after finding her guilty of complicity in the deaths of two Russian journalists, in a politically charged case that highlighted the strained relations between Moscow and the West.
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Pilot of Russian Plane Downed By Turkey Buried With Military Honours
A Russian pilot killed after his plane was shot down by a Turkish jet last week was buried in the Russian city of Lipetsk today with military honours, after being posthumously given the country's highest military award.
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Russia Says Jet Downing 'Provocation' as Pilot Denies Warning
Russia on Wednesday accused Turkey of a "planned provocation" over the downing of a warplane on the Syrian border as a rescued pilot claimed that no warning had been given.
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Turkey Pilots Warned Russian Jet 10 Times Before Shoot-Down: US
The US military backed up Turkey's claim Tuesday that Turkish pilots warned a Russian jet 10 times -- but failed to get a response -- before shooting it down after it briefly entered Turkish airspace.
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One of Russian Pilots Shot Down by Turkey is Dead: Military
One of two pilots aboard a Russian war plane shot down by Turkey on Tuesday was killed by fire from the ground after he parachuted from the craft, the Russian military said, citing what it said was preliminary information.
