"Ghost of Kyiv" Apparently Killed in Battle - British Newspaper Publishes Identity
Created: 04/30/2022, 20:42
The first photo of the mysterious "Ghost of Kyiv".
© Screenshot/Facebook/General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukraine War: The “ghost of Kyiv” became the hero of Ukraine's resistance to Russia.
He is said to have fallen two weeks ago.
Kyiv/London - The Ukrainian military pilot, who became known as the "ghost of Kyiv" in the Ukraine conflict, apparently died in the war, according to information from Ukraine.
This is reported by the British newspaper
Times
, citing several sources in Ukraine.
It was long disputed on social media whether the man really existed.
Now the
Times
published a name: Major Stepan Tarabalka was 29 years old at the time of death, and also the father of one child.
According to the information, the pilot, who was revered as a war hero in Ukraine, died on March 13.
Ukraine War: 'Ghost of Kyiv' died fighting on his plane
The pilot died in combat: while fighting "overwhelming" enemy forces, his plane, a MiG-29, was shot down.
Rumor has it that a pilot shot down six Russian fighter planes on the first day of the war.
There should have been forty in all.
After he had almost been transformed into a myth, a photo of the "Ghost of Kyiv" was published by the General Staff of Ukraine on social networks, among others - without the identity of the man being known.
Ukraine War: Spirit of Kyiv became a symbol of Ukraine's resistance to Russia
At the very beginning of the Ukraine war, international surprise was caused by the fact that the Ukraine had withstood the attack by the supposedly overpowering Russian army - and quickly thwarted a capture of the capital Kyiv.
As a result, the pilot had become a symbol of the Ukrainian resistance.
The fact that he has now fallen should not belittle his myth.
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