{"id":177846,"date":"2018-10-17T06:45:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T06:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=177846"},"modified":"2018-10-19T04:55:32","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T04:55:32","slug":"ukrainian-su-27ub-flanker-crashes-reportedly-killing-ukrainian-and-u-s-pilots-onboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=177846","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Su-27UB Flanker Crashes, Reportedly Killing Ukrainian and U.S. Pilots Onboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction — Oct 17, 2018<\/h1>\n

The crash occurred in Ukraine yesterday during a training flight that crashed and killed the Ukrainian and U.S. pilots. Right now their are nearly 1,000 personnel from NATO countries taking part in training drills with the Ukrainian Air Force.<\/h5>\n
The crash comes amid mounting tensions between Russia and the West with NATO forces steadily advancing towards Russia’s border.<\/h5>\n
How would Americans feel if nearly 1,000 Russian, Chinese and Iranian air force personnel were to take part in drills with the Mexican Air Force near the U.S. border? Ed.<\/h5>\n
\"Su-27UB.<\/a>

Su-27UB. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

Ukrainian Su-27UB Flanker Crashes, Reportedly Killing Ukrainian and U.S. Pilots Onboard (Updated)<\/h2>\n

Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick — The War Zone Oct 16, 2018<\/h3>\n

Details about the mishap are still limited, but a Su-27UB Flanker combat jet from Ukraine’s Air Force has crashed in that country, killing its Ukrainian pilot, as well as reportedly a member of the U.S. Air National Guard. The jet had been flying a training sortie as part of Exercise Clear Sky 2018<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, which began on Oct. 8, 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

The accident occurred<\/a><\/strong><\/span> at around 5:00 PM local time on Oct. 16, 2018, near the village of Ulaniv, which is situated approximately 185 miles southwest of the Ukranian capital Kiev. Ukraine’s military immediately launched a search and rescue operation that unfortunately found that there were no survivors of the crash.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We regret to inform that, according to a report by the search and rescue team, the bodies of two pilots were found,” the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in a statement<\/a><\/strong><\/span> on social media on Oct. 16, 2018. “One is a Ukrainian air force pilot, and the second is a U.S. Air National Guard pilot.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Neither the Ukrainian nor the U.S. military has identified the American aviator in question or their unit. Confusingly, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has already taken down its post that stated the nationalities of the two individuals onboard the Flanker, raising the possibility that the initial report may have been in error.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hmm. So the Ukraine General Staff has removed the original post that included nationalities of pilots in Su-27 crash. https:\/\/t.co\/nWSfNoY5pt<\/a><\/p>\n

— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) October 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n