Ukrainian fighter pilot Andrii Pilshchykov, who died in a training accident last week, is being remembered by those who knew him for his commitment to defending his country.
saying the country would"never forget anyone who defended the free skies of Ukraine."
There was no indication that Russian forces were behind the crash, which remains under investigation, though the incident highlighted the risks Ukrainian pilots face as they train andPilshchykov dedicated much of his time and his own money toward the dream of modernizing the Ukrainian Air Force, according to New York Times bestselling author Adam Makos, who met the Ukrainian pilot in the early days of the invasion of Ukraine.
"He had already undertaken a hefty role in the early chaos of the war. He was single-handedly lobbying the West for modern fighters," Makos told Fox News Digital."He and his buddies were flying every day in old Soviet-era MiG-29s, and getting the new jets would be the difference between life and death.
"Juice was due to take his English proficiency exam on Monday, which he would have easily passed, then he was to report to training on the F-16s he'd fought so long to win," Makos said."His accident cut his dreams short. But for Juice, he wasn't motivated by wanting to fly the latest jet, a hot rod of the sky. He was motivated to see his country survive this terrible war."The training will go on now without Pilshchykov, an person who Swertfager said is irreplaceable.
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