The image of a MiG-29 fighter, piloted by a man nicknamed by Internet users as ‘Ghost of Kyiv’has gone viral in the last few hours on social networks for supposedly protecting the airspace of his country, Ukraine, of the continuous Russian attacks.
Although there is still no official confirmation, some alleged reports are circulating on networks that show that the man would have achieved on the first day of combat shoot down six russian planeswhich quickly made him a hero in the war his country is currently waging against Russia.
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According to one of the publications that has gone viral, ‘The ghost of Kiev’ would have shot down two SU-35 Flankers, one SU-27 Flanker, two SU-25 Frogfoots and another MiG-29 Fulcrum, all of Russian origin.
The aircraft seen in netizen images flying over a gray sky is a MiG-29, also called ‘Super Fulcrum’, a fourth generation fighter designed in the 1970s in the Soviet Union. However, almost all the publications make use of the same video, of very short duration, so its veracity cannot be confirmed at first glance.
The ukrainian defense forces They reported that this Thursday seven Russian planes were shot down, but they have not confirmed that six of these have been shot down by the same pilot.
While it can be established whether this story is fact or fiction, many people on social networks say they are hopeful that the legend of this pilot is true and that he can continue to be a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion.
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I want so badly for the ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ MIG-29 air ace RUMINT to be true
— Jared Keller (@jaredbkeller) February 24, 2022
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