On the night of August 23, Ukraine came under a massive drone attack, and during a combat mission a Ukrainian military pilot was killed. This was reported by the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the Command, at around 22:40 on August 22, the enemy launched 49 Shahed attack drones and various types of decoy UAVs. As of 08:30, air defense forces had shot down or suppressed 36 enemy drones over northern, eastern and central regions of the country.
At the same time, 13 drones hit seven locations in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions.
In addition, during the night of August 23, after completing a combat mission, MiG-29 fighter pilot Major Serhiy Bondar, born in 1979, was killed while attempting to land. The causes and circumstances of the crash are being investigated. The Command expressed condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased.