The Ghost Of Kyiv | The Mig-29 Fulcrum Ace of Ukraine | Digital Combat Simulator | Dogfight | DCS |

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Check out the Merch Store: growling-sidewinder.creator-spring.com/ So as mentioned in the video, the Ghost of Kyiv still needs to be verified so lets not jump to conclusions, it could be multiple Mig-29s scoring kills that are being credited to 1 Mig-29 by people on the ground who don't know what they're seeing/looking at and there is general fog of war, but IF he is real he is one hell of a pilot. We will know more as the dust settles, thank you guys for watching and a big thank you to Bronko for flying as the bandit aircraft today.

[@Curtislow2]

Critical thinking and research are tools of the present and past fog of war!

[@duckinatank]

yoo

[@ilanbinkovitch6054]

Already been verified : How could the Russian pilots, busy fighting, know it was the same pilot ( perhaps same plane). And how could the source, who had access to details from UA side , know so fast about (Less than 48Hrs) this Pompous nickname.. Thats why I don't believe in Ghosts

[@lb7144]

It’s you flying a MiG 29 via remote!

[@playlists8831]

@@pogo1140 We'll never know. The only way is to verify it yourself and that ain't happenin.

[@adamwoodford7629]

Special mention to the Ukrainian airforce SU-27 airshow demo pilot who was shot down and killed today. Came out of retirement to fight for the cause..

[@CaptainLegionary]

🫡

[@wtfisgoingon1150]

Rip

[@petersmythe6462]

That's one scary thing about flying super near the ground in a rate fight. If you lose, the odds of going down with the ship are uncomfortably high.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

yes, surprised you're the first one to make this observation, its true tho, you have seconds to get out or you're not going to get out.

[@Kaiju3301]

So win.

[@Hydra_6544]

@@Kaiju3301 easier said than done

[@Bulletoc]

It would be interesting to see these fights with AA & Manpads going off everywhere. Could likely create enough distraction for a Mig29 to have a decent shot at SU35 flankers

[@johnholbrooks4394]

Could also easily shoot down UKRAINIAN MigS by mistake

[@urielmanzone1772]

That would be a very interesting context for his dogfight and bvr videos in general

[@brandonstrife9738]

You also have to remember they where being guided by US awacs from poland.

[@mfavingerfv2202]

@@brandonstrife9738 where did you find this information? I’d love to read some kind of real action report

[@bamrizal9677]

@@brandonstrife9738 I wonder about this information.

[@davidwright9092]

I loved how you added "if true" about the mig 29 kills that may have happened. Thank you for looking at this situation realistically and not just trusting one side or the other. So much mis information going on right now GS

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Thank you David I 100% agree it’s important to wait for real evidence.

[@JonNo86]

@@volkskrieg8735 The only thing that was confirmed true was 6 Russian aircraft were shot down in one day, but that's it. Could have been manpads, could have been different aircraft. No clue, no evidence.

[@megakedar]

@@JonNo86 there isn't even confirmation of that. the only picture of a Flanker downed turned out to be one the Ukrainian air defenses admitted to downing themselves by accident.

[@showtimemahomesttv6320]

@@JonNo86 "Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." Not taking any political sides but for Ukrainian supporters I can see why they would believe there is a ghost watching over them.

[@2005OEFArmy]

So far, we have definitely seen evindence of destroyed Ukrainian migs on an airstrip and at least 3 downed Ukrainian SU-27s. I have also seen at least one downed Russian KA-52 and at least one Mi-35. Edit: I forgot that I know that Russia has lost at least a few SU-25s - that much has been confirmed.

[@taylorjohnson8163]

10-12 years ago I remember a video being passed around on Facebook of an F-35 doing summersaults in place while in VTOL mode, people were saying "Wow it's amazing what aircraft can do these days!" However once I saw it I clearly realized it was in-game footage from Battlefield 2.

[@echogaming5201]

Lmao that’s great

[@mccornac9548]

The day anybody releases a high-fid of the mig-29, GS will have to create a separate channel again Growling-29 otherwise it will just be Mig content in here xD

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

I do love the mig29

[@ayylmao9697]

One is planned to release in the future, a full fidelity MiG-29A from what I recall

[@veleriphon]

It's actually a good idea anyway.

[@casesully50]

Mig-29 is the second best looking aircraft next to the F-14 in my opinion.

[@sundownfilms9058]

@@ayylmao9697 YES

[@TheAllFathersSon]

One of the benefits of watching you and Longdshot, I was immediately skeptical about the 'ghost' story just from watching you guys. Great content.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

yes, it certanily is a difficult task to accomplish, its crazy that DCS allows us to explore these concepts to a point where we can get maybe an educated guess of these aircrafts capabilities.

[@Lightning_aus]

@@GrowlingSidewinder I highly doubt all kills were scored in merges though. Probably snuck up on the bandits and shot them while they weren't paying full attention (IF it is true).

[@stephenbrickwood1602]

The Ukrainians may have info on when Russian fighters are coming in like the British in ww2, but from USA and ground observation. Ambush attacks could be used. I saw a video with a fighter sitting on a road waiting for the enemy to fly close. Was that your video showing how invisible to attack radar a stationery plane could be?

[@Lightning_aus]

@@stephenbrickwood1602 I believe that was OperatorDrewski, if you are talking about his video where he sits on the roads to hide from radar in DCS.

[@stephenbrickwood1602]

@@Lightning_aus must be the one. He flew about searching for targets and then tried the road trick. He did it twice I think. Very unusual.

[@towarzyszbeagle6866]

The Mig-29 is still a very capable aircraft in the right hands, especially in this type of engagement.

[@moseschan3915]

The Ghost Of Kyiv"s main advantage, if true, was on a day when almost everything in the air was hostile, the Ghost Of Kyiv didn't have to i.d. his targets. Whereas the Russian aircraft had to hold fire until they were reasonably sure it wasn't a friendly. That's a huge advantage to the Ghost. Given that, I think it could (emphasis on "could") easily have happened.

[@mustezdcs6329]

Good point

[@OnEEmONErD]

Also I can see him flying low with ground control guidance taking pot shots at the Russians. Even then this is probably a false story.

[@zinnyc6757]

Can believe up to SU-27 but anything above the SU-27 is a far cry.

[@Geworfenheit]

There was several UA jets. They shot down their own Flanker.

[@tensor8804]

Nope, main advantage - is no confirmation. 6 kills today, 12 tomorrow, 144 next week - who will bother with fact-cheking now?

[@matthewmilburn938]

Interesting. You are definitely right about the "fog of war", it's hard enough to find out what's happening on the ground. My perception (could be completely wrong) is that most Russian aircraft are coming in on ground attack, which gives advantage to a clever local armed for aerial combat. With no meaningful enemy AA systems operating, I think the sneaky assassin would be a more meaningful rendition. But great work.

[@StoneCoolds]

Honestly the chances of the GoK being real, at least in the way is presented (solo pilot against the entire russian airforce) are minimal

[@TheSevenUpMan]

Yeah. Lately, I keep hearing Chemical Ali in the Ukrainian news a lot.

[@backyardchoppers4571]

Russia isn't flying major sorties yet also ghost does have a wingman.thats been recorded in flight. And he's a squadron leader. With the number 300 on his plane.

[@hgcl5290]

"Minimal to none, heavy on the none"

[@sirfoggy7682]

I'm all against Russian invasion and all pro the Ukrainian efforts but... GoK is as much as real as Serbian "knights" flying MiG-29s and downing dozens of NATO planes during the 1999 NATO campaign. n.b As much as capable Mig-29 as a platform might be, those in the Ukrainian AF are obsolete variants, most likely not very well maintained, and their pilots having their flight hours in the very low figures.

[@2bidfilmsguy]

I garuntee russian pilots thought the Ukrainian airforce is incompetent and underequiped and were told the majority of threats will come from AAA, SAMS, manpads, their eyes would be on the ground their jets bomb laden and they would not be expecting attack from the air, and historicaly the VAST majority of air to air kills were one pilot bouncing the other and shooting them down before they even knew they were in danger, the ghost would be flying a plane that russian pilots also fly, so the average russian pilot would be weary of shooting first as to not cause a friendly fire incident, also the ghost would have a seriously target rich environment all of these factors weigh heavily in the ghost favor, much much craziers things have happened in war

[@cjlane4465]

If the shoot down of any of the 35s is true, I'd assume it was probably a mid range engagement and won either due to the 35s not id'ing the mig as a hostile, or pure luck. Other theories?

[@rageknight2340]

I’ll say it was probably pure luck but sometime you win fights by pure luck. Imagine what he could accomplish with an F22

[@kahlrhoam6769]

Lack of situational awareness; many Ruuskies were told, & believed, they were being sent on a ‘Peacekeeping Mission’, & there’s a lot of evidence accruing, they were acting very surprised.

[@-DSet]

The MIG29 can take off from highways and dirt runways, so it may be possible for it to "pop up" and ambush russian fighters.

[@bojned]

Or it might be just wishful thinking and boosting morale of Ukrainians... We'll know when it's over.

[@andriichovhan9823]

@@LupinYonderboy thats why he is ghost, right? )

[@ruskie8308]

Can i just say: What a beautiful plane, maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but i much prefer the Migs as opposed to the Su line, they just look so badass

[@viktorthebird6115]

Same, MiGs are works of art.

[@AeroEnthusiast]

Same here!

[@bobolson7610]

I like the F-35 the best

[@unotoli]

@The (Learning) Sim Pilot Su-27 and F-16... But the real badass is A-10 and its grandpa P-47, of course :)

[@Namco_]

@@bobolson7610 opinions, I think the F-35s have the worst design

[@AngusMcLaud]

I think this story is inspired by a short film made in DCS by J.P. Ferré titled: DCS: THE GHOST - Short Film (2021). At one minute mark two coalition pilots talk about an enemy aircraft that scored 6 kills in the span of 48 hours, and sure the ghost is a Mig-29.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

no there is a short video literally dubbed with real life audio and decreased graphics/resolution to look real showing a mig-29 shooting down a su27, the videos title has since been updated to say its DCS not real life.

[@kiq4767]

No way

[@fredfrank281]

True.,the whole saga was inspired by the said short film titled ghost with a mig29 that kept on resurfacing with a ghost driver to fuckup Nato birds over middle east skies.

[@p0zy_uwu]

@@GrowlingSidewinder Yup, that is true, but i think he meant that whole story (including said video) was inspired by DCS: The Ghost film

[@adrianstachowski9422]

There're few scenarios where 29 can take out su35. Heavy loads on su35, visual friend or foe problems since they're using the same equipment, unexperienced su35 pilots, sneaky 29, radar problems at low alt and urban area. Stress factor can take huge role too and also motivation

[@loicalex]

Russians don't fly MiG29's over Ukraine that's for sure, in fact they don't fly it anymore.

[@rubenlopez3364]

Im thinking it's a mix of sneaky MiG and Inexperienced Pilot, very hard for a rookie pilot to tell if a low flying speedy MiG is friendly before it's too late

[@justnothing8692]

Russian motivation and morale has left the chat

[@hrodebertcoad9848]

Heavy load would be a likely culprit as they probably weren't expecting much response from the air. However it's much more likely it just didn't happen. Unlike the others saying that though I'm not going to just dismiss it and act like am ass to everyone who is caught up in the story, because in all honesty it's the kind of story to get caught up in.

[@MultiSweeney1]

Highly doubt the Russians would trust one of their precious SU-35s to anyone less than an elite pilot.

[@Lucky_MiTo.]

The ghost of kyiv sounds like a future Sabaton song

[@FuelAirSparkTime]

They usually write songs about actual people though

[@torides.]

the ghost of dcs would be more accurate

[@lepetitnabot]

It's probably an urban legend, but still a cool story.

[@sinxsideways5900]

Guy is prolly real kills may be inflated tho for sure

[@ErikMoroni]

You could try doing some scenarios with this, like single or two Mig-29s trying to pick off targets in a russian controlled airspace. Kinda like the Mig-21 hit and run video. See if they could technically pull it off

[@simonrodriguez6833]

This is an awesome idea 💡

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

If you're a Ukrainian pilot, why go into russian controlled airspace? Let them come to you, get them where you have support, where if you punch out there will be friendlies on the ground.

[@martins3993]

@@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus I'd wager most of the Ukranian airspace is Russian controlled by this point.

[@ErikMoroni]

@@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus You can't be where they expect you to be or they'll outrange you completely. I believe they'd use terrain masking, come from unexpected angles and hit and run.

[@aksmex2576]

@@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus Russia controls 20% of Ukrainian airspace, that is where they are most vulnerable, that is where we see convoys being ambushed and destroyed.

[@JETZcorp]

I've been counting down the seconds until GS starts running with this meme. I think we all feel the need. The NEED... for getting gud in the MiG-29.

[@Jr._Racing]

I knew it was only a matter of time

[@m_swizzy22]

I used to hear sonic booms from MiG-29s so often when I lived in Poland still, I was very close to an airbase, that had like majority of the MiG-29s at the time, you’d love it there man! Love the content! Keep it up!

[@OddElephantLTU]

Sonic booms over land are not allowed

[@kswiorek]

​@@OddElephantLTU Tell that to bored pilots that have these amazing toys to play with. They might not be sonic booms, but I live near a base with F-16s and they can be loud as hell while flying over normal residential areas.

[@92naz32]

@@OddElephantLTU He said Poland, not the US.

[@OddElephantLTU]

@@kswiorek they don't need to be super sonic to be loud

[@salvadormartin4203]

I live by the airfield with F-15s, they interrupt my afternoon naps.

[@skenzyme81]

A wonderful story, but this isn't WWII. There just aren't enough Russian jets in the air to provide the "Ghost" with enough targets that he can splash SIX of them in a single day. You have to consider the limited combat endurance of the MiG-29 - especially with an air to air loadout, lack of tanker support, and the need to fly low for survivability. Staying close to terrain will also limit the effectiveness of his radar to detect targets. Worse for the Ghost, Ukraine doesn't have any AWACS up, let alone datalink capabilities to communicate radar information. NATO has AWACS flying nearby, but that communication chain has to be a nightmare.

[@KH-wv7po]

Accurate. It's impossible.

[@skenzyme81]

@@mylifeisajoke1 Three victories are conceivable. Especially if two of them were unescorted (or poorly escorted) Su-25 Frogfoot ground attack aircraft. They would be flying low enough to be easily spotted and slow enough to be caught.

[@pixel6173]

also there's a picture of the Ghost's MIG-29 online. it shows the aircraft with 2 drop tanks. that only leaves room for 4 air to air missiles. so he would have to go out numerous times as well. not impossible still, but just highly unlikely.

[@skenzyme81]

It occurs to me that if this really is Ukraine's greatest pilot, he could be switching to a fresh MiG-29 that's already positioned and "hot cocked" by a reserve pilot. He might even be back with the second Fulcrum before his first was prepped to go again, so a three-aircraft rotation would be required until fatigue made him retire for the day.

[@skenzyme81]

@@Anarchy_420 I just considered this. See my comment above. He might be using multiple aircraft.

[@spigot993]

Watching a dogfight from a fixed point on the ground, that is really something... I would love to see more of that!

[@werfault4076]

Be careful with wishes...

[@spigot993]

@@werfault4076 Well that was dark, I was talking about simulations.

[@hipfirehippie3474]

As much as I wish the Ghost story was true, I think it's about as 'real' as the Snake Island story. I saw no videos accept the fake one you mentioned, no videos of any Jet wrecks either.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

exactly, we can't make any claims about validity until we see some sort of evidence, I haven't seen anything posted yet anywhere.

[@sirfoggy7682]

Actually there are... at least one that is. Couple of days ago I saw a short footage on CNN or wherever showing a wreck - my guess, mind you - of an Su-25. Being a total wreck, it was impossible to tell if it was Ukrainian or RF AF aircraft.

[@oshirockingham9655]

there are some cockpit wreckage videos in the street, an IRST pod seen in front of it, could be a flanker

[@rppkczar3852]

@@sirfoggy7682 No its actually confirmed now the wreck was the "Blue 19" of the UKR Airforce.

[@B.D.E.]

There was a piece of a russian su 27/35 in some photos

[@tronn_carter]

GS really flexed his skills here. This video will do amazingly I can already tell!! Great flying!

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Thank you, but the Mig really cooperated with me in this one...shes a beautiful bird for sure.

[@jjay718]

I agree. It even looked like the 2 times he got killed that he had gunshot opportunities. The guy has skills though and I hope to one day be as good. I just recently started playing DCS.

[@pizzaparker420]

Yes sir, this dude is straight outta Ace Combat

[@DimSum9685]

Yo buddy... still alive?

[@pizzaparker420]

@@DimSum9685 is the ghost still alive? Who knows. I really do hope so!

[@davidlandrum]

Mobius 1, engage!

[@robsonfujii461]

He have Belkan technology.

[@DimSum9685]

Let's just hope they don't crank out the group "A world without boarders." Russia would definitely be Belka then.

[@ROFLMEISTER]

I like how you are waiting for the facts and confirmed kills instead of just agreeing/disagreeing about whether he actually did those 6 kills or not

[@Just_Ride]

If he is real, may God be with him; if he is only an urban legend, I pray for more like him. Great flying, mr GS. Love the content!

[@Robin_Olds_Creates]

Thank you.

[@ryanthosome]

This is a really good example of missiles flying into buildings. Killing civilians. Its a life or death situation. Yet there's collateral damage. War is devastating.

[@srippopolandino6174]

I just wanted to say that I love your channel and you inspired me to try dcs and I got myself pretty basic module (flaming cliffs pack) and I'm blasted. Already managed to splash some planes down (only AI's so fary, didn't try multiplayer yet). Thank you for awesome and educative content! I've learned so much about dogfights from your channel.

[@grant1284]

A very fulfilling hobby! Especially if you have even the slightest interest in aviation!

[@srippopolandino6174]

@@grant1284 Yes! I had loved aviation since I can remember. Spent a few years simming civilian aviation and flyingn a bit irl but never got my license. Gonna get a better flight stick and I'll be set

[@BADBADGER18]

Been interested in getting the same pack to start out with. I just have no space for the game right now

[@petersmythe6462]

It's like a Hornet with the energy performance of a Viper. Not so great for BVR but murderous at close range.

[@303Pinker]

Yep, Mig35 is even better. Like Mig29 on steroids. With Israeli Python missiles would be like walking death in target rich environment.

[@endlesswick]

The one thing DCS has taught me is that modern air combat is very dangerous.

[@troyverburg9600]

Yeah, not like back in 44', much safer back then

[@SupaMan2122]

Always been dangerous

[@alexhndr]

The mist that kept on haunting Wings of Hell, flying, taunting Whoever dare to opposes it *Their wings taken, fall into the pit* Remember the name Remember the shape Because once it comes *Your life, traded for his fame*

[@alexhndr]

@@Anarchy_420 Yep, i made it myself

[@FusionAero]

Maybe the metal band Sabaton would be interested.

[@andreabindolini7452]

Since his unveiling in Finland in 1986, I've always thought that the coolest thing in the Mig-29 was his NATO reporting name: Fulcrum.

[@VisibilityFoggy]

NATO did a great job marketing Russian planes lol.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Well, since the Russians don't officially name their aircraft, someone had to.

[@Geworfenheit]

And become completely unreliable. Soviets choose Sukhoi for their own AF and sold Fulcrums to other Warsaw Pact countries.

[@jerrodcorey25]

5:14 GS - "Possibly one of the greatest pilots in the last 40 to 50 years." MAVERICK - " HOLD MY BEER "

[@starmations8332]

Even then, I believe maverick got 2-3 splashes against an inferior plane in BFM. But movies will be movies.

[@vandrer9817]

Russia don't use Su-27 for a while. Right now it's Su-30 and Su-35 all over the place. Even MiG-29's are only in the fleet. It's always nice to see a new video on your channel. The political overtones make it less enjoyable, even though it's a request from the comments. Hope this war will be over soon.

[@vandrer9817]

But it's another video with my favourite aircraft, why am I complaining? XDXD

[@agoffgrid640]

Thank you for this video and your level headed views. Every time I watch your vids I am taken back to when I was a hawk crew chief. I had some amazing pilots that could talk and do the way you do in your vids and it just feels sooooooo dam familiar. I love your content and am always eager to watch everything you post.

[@hidden_77]

thanks for spreading fakes?

[@Universal_exports87]

That very video you mentioned is what got me to conquer my gaming anxiety and get into DCS after years of Sturmovik. Now I can't live without it two years later.

[@dreqxz4490]

This was genuinely a very good video. One of your best in my opinion.

[@TJ3]

Good stuff man! Just made one on him myself. But you're far better with DCS than me! Haha. Certainly hoping it's true! That would be incredible.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

certainly would be one hell of a story man.

[@Maria_Erias]

So far, the only video I've seen of fixed-winged kills was what looks like a Ukrainian MiG-29 that engaged a pair of Russian Su-25s at pretty much point-blank range (it looked like within a kilometer) and killed the trailing Frogfoot before peeling away at a height of only a couple hundred meters.

[@roceye]

Did you see the video of the Su-25 taking a stinger to the face and continuing to fly? Oh man.

[@Maria_Erias]

@@roceye Yeah, those things were the Soviet equivalent of the A-10. They can take a hard beating and keep on flying. Usually.

[@eliasmasud3368]

The video everyone’s been waiting for 🙏🏽

[@jerrycan22]

Perfect! Was hoping you’d do this episode 😍

[@yihyunkim1997]

yes!!

[@BikerJim74]

Same. Was hoping it would be out soon

[@SimplyStreetClothing]

As soon as i read the Ghost Of Kyiv story i thought "I really hope Growling Sidewinder makes a video"

[@EnderGhost119]

I love how poorly half of these comments aged. Arm chair generals/pilots are unbelievably naive and stuck up.

[@DaveSParty]

I love the wreckage hitting the ground concusive explosive effects.

[@danielfencl3829]

Awesome fights cant wait to rewatch it on major news outlets. You might need to put a disclaimer on the bottom of the screen saying this is DCS.

[@jeoverv]

If the Ghost existed he would not wait for a merge to engage, but rather fire missiles in their face.

[@2bidfilmsguy]

Can you look into mig-29 ambush tactics as if the ghost is real I would imagine he used surprise to bounce russian pilots with their eyes on the ground looking for targets/AAA/manpads

[@haythemsandel8303]

The entire Ukrainian airspace is being scanned by Russian radars 24/7 there's no way they'd be going in blind...

[@gaiofattos2]

@@haythemsandel8303 Maybe some missile system was overhyped.

[@haythemsandel8303]

@@gaiofattos2 There are way too much "maybes" for this story to be statistically possible

[@nitortv5000]

rumors has it the ghost was shot down but survived. Poland was looking to commandeer a plane to have him back in the air.

[@clotogie1846]

The guy who posted this clip did state that it was DCS and that he just wanted to visualize the conflict

[@Robin_Olds_Creates]

That is correct.

[@florianN132]

Haven't really followed the development of DCS for several years.... Damn, this truly is impressive! Not only the visuals but also - or should I say especially - the sound! WOW!!

[@Gungrave442]

One thing about the Ghost of Kyiv stuff is that much of the footage has combat occurring very close to the deck. In this videos it seems to be trying to set up fights like what we see in the videos that have come out of Kyiv. But a lot of this is probably selection bias too. Phone cameras cant capture a dogfight at BVR up at 20k feet or whatever. How does the MiG-29 stack up against these adversaries in a BVR fight an can we get a BVR rematch at some point?

[@supersteele6019]

The MiG 29 has good radar, but it is nowhere near as advanced as what Russia has. Keep in mind the MiG 29 is pretty old (outmatched by most aircraft in service around the world), so the best way to even the odds against more advanced aircraft is to reduce your radar signature by being close to the deck and avoid BVR as much as possible.

[@tanishqreddy5617]

first i did not believe it but now i am starting to . thanks bro :)

[@Lord.Kiltridge]

I'm not confident that this is one guy, or even one plane. It's entirely possible that these kills are credited to one unnamed person to make the Russians nervous. Which is IMO a reasonable thing to do.

[@user-qs3ih3ll5f]

Yup, it's highly likely that way.

[@grandayatollah5655]

None of his claimed kills are even real, besides maybe the SU-25

[@nWoPaullywood]

Many thanks for covering this topic and making this video!

[@jaybhatt3515]

I think ghost of kivy is just story realistically not possible

[@iguessishouldntputmynamehe5503]

Judging by the apparent lack of skill of the Russian military, it’s starting to seem pretty likely.

[@shrek_2_on_dvd699]

LITERALLY WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO LITERALLY DO THIS VIDEO LITERALY

[@JAEUFM]

I was waiting for someone to do this. If these tales turn out to be true, this pilot deserves his own episode of History Channel's 'Dogfights'

[@ospreys48]

One of your best. Thanks

[@JaM-R2TR4]

One thing that could be in play is the fact that average Russian pilot has just around 100 hours per year in the plane.. while Ukrainian pilots, like for example the Su-27 pilot killed in dogfight, had 2000 hours.. and there are supposedly multiple such experienced Ukrainian pilots flying.. so while they are outmatched with technology, experience is on their side.

[@ErikMoroni]

He was killed by a SAM as far as I know.

[@Geworfenheit]

@@ErikMoroni Several UA pilots is KIA and honored postmortem. Several Su-27s. No kills scored, they're shot down by RuAF operating from Belarus.

[@lemieux-z8933]

I don't think separatists had aircraft lol

[@ErikMoroni]

@@Geworfenheit uh huh

[@beatboxbuggi6884]

Ive been so wanting one of these videos. He's even in your precious MiG 29!

[@MrFarnanonical]

As much as I hate russian planes, the Mig 29 is seriously underrated, I'd prefer a flanker but the fulcrum is no slouch.

[@peterw3544]

Doesn’t take into account this is low altitude fight where pilot probably feels the adrenaline, nor the age of the aircraft. You won’t push machine the same way you do in a game

[@foxrexproductions1857]

Hell yeah i was waiting for this!

[@iplz]

I thought about GS and his mig29 when these stories started appearing 😁 finally a video!

[@babic026]

Most beautiful fighter jet ever

[@chrisz9231]

Loving the new format of the videos. Top notch!

[@teeno91]

Even if the ghost “isn’t real” or “can’t be proved” it’s more of a symbol than anything. And that’s all that matters now. A symbol of an underdog standing up to an oppressor.

[@jeremyheintz1479]

It's giving false hope to people who are unknowingly going to get slaughtered because of this ridiculous propaganda. It gives citizens the idea that they are winning. Untrained citizens are worse than useless on the battlefield.

[@venpirethevampire]

@@jeremyheintz1479 So far Civilian Partisans have been doing better than expected though, they did destroy a handful Russian logistics trucks, APCs and IFVs

[@herwinladres3659]

I was waiting for this. Thanks GS.

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

Is it possible that the ghost is fighting over an area saturated with MANPADS operated by people who can at least distinguish friend from foe? This can definitely reduce the Russian pilot's survival rate. Also, it appears that keeping the Russians within knife fighting range is crucial. Very risky business, but people have been known to stay lucky for a while.

[@rtpfixit]

Some fine piloting in that 2nd engagement in particular, just bulldogging the bandit.

[@jensb4505]

Hates me, but it's hard to enjoy DCS or any other MilSim these days. It is no longer theoretical or far away. It's happening now, practically on our doorstep. Maybe I'm just shocked. Dunno. Anyway, thanks for the video and for addressing the topic

[@Oats4761]

I'm having similar feelings. Haven't been able to touch DCS since last week.

[@bobbythomas6520]

It’s crazy how alike all the Russian planes look. Like may be bigger or smaller but they look identical from a distance unlike an F14, F15, f16, f22 etc

[@Queron-vO]

A DCS simulation of a DCS simulation, nice Hope the real Ukrainians are well though

[@mwamaarkhh1]

that 4th round was chill. despite being hit, the Su was still able to fire guns at his adversary

[@gabrielchad447]

I definitely had my doubts about a Fulcrum being able to take on an Su-35. Unless he somehow caught them completely off guard while operating in IRST or something, I don't think it'd be possible.

[@TomP-148]

Ukrainian MiG29s has upgraded avionics apparently

[@Geworfenheit]

@@TomP-148 No flying Fulcrums by that time.

[@KJ-kn8pg]

I mean it's believable that it got lucky and caught off guard an su-35 and killed it but 2? I don't think so, it's probably just to boost the men's morale

[@lemieux-z8933]

@@jackyzou630 a war thunder KZbinr created the rumor to profit off the war. ScottishKoala

[@gabrielchad447]

@@lemieux-z8933 really? I kinda doubt that tbh. I've followed his channel for quite some time and he seems like an honest enough guy. Also I haven't heard anyone else trace the rumors back to him.

[@rayskinner9111]

Hell ya gost kick there asses !!! 😇 nice work !!!

[@KamionKing]

So does this ghost have a name? Was it Casper?

[@bobolson7610]

Great simulation with a Mig-29. Interesting results too.

[@Seth90]

I mean, it's a neat story, sure... but it's just way too unlikely of it really happen! There are simply too many things speaking against it than for it to be real. Plus, as far as I've heard, the one responsible for the rumor already admitted it was born of a 4 am Discord call! He heard something about 4 Air-to-Air kills - not even from the same pilot - and made everything up on the spot...

[@Geometrys]

Who’s the one responsible if you don’t mind?

[@aaronseet2738]

11:24 that last ditch gun fire lol

[@roadkillvp4life]

Can't wait until people post video of this thinking it is also real.

[@tracemilam4176]

Peace to you ghost, Maverick in real life

[@lexmedic157]

Even though the GoK may be an urban legend, it's still incredibly motivating to the cause, bolstering the Ukrainian people. Wouldn't it be absolutely awesome if it turns out to be true.

[@grandayatollah5655]

It'll never turn out to be true because a warthunder KZbinr made him up

[@MrScar88]

Thank you for this vid GS

[@guskalo1981]

We now know of course that this supposed "ghost" never existed of course.

[@HavocStylesJoe]

15:32 Gunz FTW ❤Tom Cruise be pissed. 🤣 Buzz the Tower

[@Alupl]

If it is true then maybe he's using tactic like you did in one vid (can't find it now) when you were flying very low to prevent radar detection with switched off radar and using fox-2 to shot down surprised enemies ;)

[@PuffPuffPassTheJenkem]

MiG-29’s are imo the most beautiful fighter ever made

[@111111guru]

I'm soo glad you made this ❤️

[@danglingdave1787]

This guy can fly for sure, i play DCS all the time and its a lot harder than it looks.

[@brothergunns5055]

But it's so breathtaking to see two beautiful Russian beasts dancing in the skies.

[@christophermichael.w.7577]

Your second kill was a pretty amazing shot

[@redaabakhti768]

its also a testament to how much ukraine is lying about the war

[@lilcoolcat]

6:03 I’m sorry just imagine if that was a real fight and you were sitting on a building recoding this that would be one epic video to have and witness first hand

[@null_subject]

This whole "ghost" thing is obvious propaganda, but it is entertaining. Love to my brothers in Ukraine.

[@jpierce2l33t]

Wow *love* that you're doing this!!! I knew with your love of the MiG29 in DCS that you'd do something like this lol. Wish you'd at least shot down one 35 tho!!! 🤣

[@Ganiscol]

Do we know what broke his body as he tumbled over the ground after bugging out too late? I would say it was either a fire hydrant or an oncoming vehicle.

[@kaissos5]

The sound of the über splat

[@itspersiangulfmoron.repeat2242]

That was his own body momentum. He was just too fast.

[@digitalsaint2040]

the 29, like the f16 are just soild fun to fly.