Ukrainian ace fighter pilot takes out bridges in Russia's Kursk region

A Ukrainian ace fighter pilot is at the center of the action once again, destroying bridge crossings in Russia's Kursk region. The goal is to block Russian forces from driving west and assaulting Ukrainian infantry units.
Ukraine mounted the daring incursion into Russian territory in early August, marking humiliation in the war for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Ukrainian fighter pilot, whose call sign is Karaya, used an American-provided munition system that is engineered to work with Ukraine's Soviet-era MiGs to complete his mission.
In April 2023, Karaya spoke with Scripps News' Jason Bellini about the risk of flying in areas protected by Russian air defenses.
Karaya became legendary in 2022 after shooting down five Russian drones that threatened a Ukrainian city before ejecting from his debris-damaged aircraft. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented him with the prestigious Hero of Ukraine award.
Scripps News reached out to Ukraine's air force to ask whether Karaya's mission in Kursk required him to fly into Russian airspace, but officials declined to comment on the operational details.
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[@OO-nb2kt]

I’m sure this pilot is elite, but an ace pilot needs a minimum of 7 air to air combat victories in order to be called an ace pilot

[@philg2415]

In western air forces its five air to air kills.

[@ronaldmarcks1842]

Excellent reporting, clear and to the point.

[@c.a.saunders2819]

Brave, and dedicated young professional pilot. It's easy to see that he has everything it takes to be a successful, and highly regarded fighter pilot, and Airman for Ukraine. All the best to him, and nothing but success. God bless, and protect him. 🇺🇲🇺🇦 Glory to God, Victory for Ukraine, Rise Free Nations!

[@sarahkragness7138]

Fly safe, be safe.

[@michlec1311]

Goooo Ukraine 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 👍💥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@diatribe114]

If he’s an Ace then those need to be known. Not many confirmed Aces in modern warfare.

[@phillipmartinez9232]

Yup russia is biggest truth tellers ever right? Lol

[@yvanmargineanu9807]

Ukraine will be free 🇺🇦🇦 Ukraine will be great 🇺🇦

[@w.k.5974]

;)

[@suryanshsagar2677]

Come back to reality, ukrainsk fell yyesterday

[@HKim0072]

Have to imagine the few remaining UA pilots have the most combat / sortie flight hours in the world now.

[@TartarSauceBeans]

Oh yeah any surviving pilots after this war will all probably be instructors

[@manovoid741]

@@TartarSauceBeans so there will be 0 instructors

[@zman-ru3yf]

Are you still an ace if it's drones?

[@robertolopez9483]

A Ukrainian on a Mig-29 crosses in to Russia and is flying calmly but then he sees not a missile but a triangle type airplane approaching him but his radars are not seeing him until he hears a radio voice speaking in Russian saying “ this is Russian Air Force pilot 3567 from the Felon division force, have a nice departure” and 3 seconds later a missile is fired from the SU-57.

[@blakeygames6084]

here comes the cringey russian moscow bot comments about the ghost of kyiv 😂😂😂

[@doodsrem]

here comes the cringey ukrainian bot commenting about russian bots. both very cringey

[@thinkerly1]

Boring, isnt it? Rus have maybe five, six standard posts - ghost of Ukraine, Ukraine is done, Russia can never be defeated, paleestine/vietname/otherwhataboutthisism, Zelenskiy is a comedian, Zelenskiys wife bought a Ferrari, and so on.

[@thinkerly1]

An account @TheMightyKingzuru posted "Ukraine is lost." Daily, for ten years.

[@OO-nb2kt]

@@doodsremRussia doesn’t dominate the skies apparently 🇷🇺👈🧸🤡🫵

[@doodsrem]

@@OO-nb2kt no one does.

[@SusanMcCarthy-f8g]

Welch Field

[@ServiceOphelia-z3x]

Wintheiser Expressway

[@LouCurri]

Early August , now tgey are stranded there

[@LycanrocNight]

update your flight ace

[@KarenPerez-w9d]

Hernandez Charles Davis Patricia Jones Elizabeth

[@mishaillich9728]

Slava Ukraine!

[@RinaBanu-w5v]

Wilson Steven Brown Richard Jones Laura

[@glenrich-uu9zr]

Red Baron of Ukraine.

[@trevorsutherland5263]

Lol this was a month ago, AFU defeated in that area since then and now has gone nowhere for a month. 😂😂

[@MircoMelloni]

W l'Ucraina,W Israele,W l'Europa,W la Nato.

[@fionabologna1768]

The Ghost of Keeeve? 😂😂😂 You propogandists sit on a throne of lies. Total BS.

[@phillipmartinez9232]

It's spelled kyiv

[@fionabologna1768]

@@phillipmartinez9232 well 3 years ago it was spelled Kiev and pronounced Key-ehv. Now it is Keeeeve. 🤣 Cope. I bet you believe the Ghost of Keeeve lies. It wasn't real. Neither is this. It is all lies, propoganda and Bull. Total 💩. Money laundering 101, distract the mark you are robbing. With silly stories like the Ghost of Keeeeve! 🤣

[@blakeygames6084]

here comes the cringey russian moscow bot comments about the ghost of kyiv 😂😂😂

[@Saharit.K7]

Don't care, just kid​@blakeygames6084

[@dieselboy610]

Cry about it sucha

[@aleksandarstix3097]

fake news

[@dieselboy610]

Ruzzia sucks

[@taralown7023]

Why does he show his face, no please

[@jagga-jagga]

How else are they to get western aid if the usual commoner cannot at least put a face to any of this madness? I feel as though Ukraine has been doing better with opsec now than they were previously. I get your point, however. Вічна пам'ять Місячній рибі та всім іншим полеглим героям України! Смерть путінській Росії!

[@SurBlox]

@@jagga-jagga but also what can russia do with his face alone? all the important classified info like the laptop are blurred

[@OO-nb2kt]

lol what? This Russian bot is broken 😂😂

[@OO-nb2kt]

@@jagga-jaggaa Russian bot responding to a Russian bot 😂😂

[@jagga-jagga]

@@OO-nb2kt your two brain cells are struggling to compute there, chief. Come back to discuss further once you learn to read and comprehend the context of comments properly. If that is what you garnered out of my comment then I really do feel sorry for the empty space inside your skull.

[@TheMightyKingzuru]

Ukraine is lost.

[@thinkerly1]

Standard Rus Agent Post #5. You've been posting this for ten years.

[@AlexDanTe-wj5kf]

Fake news

[@MrSlanderer]

Account created 2 months ago

[@drewberry5737]

Fruity

[@drewberry5737]

I think there's some fruit cocktail up in this piece