From America he brought back a nom de guerre. "Juice" is Ukrainian; he flew a MiG-29, a Soviet fighter aircraft, in the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade. A lock of hair falls on his forehead, a bandana covers his nose and mouth; for security reasons, "Juice" films only part of his face and nothing of the secret base, "somewhere in central Ukraine," from where he and other pilots operate.
Since February 24, 2022, "Juice" has been in all the battles of the sky: active defense of Kiev against Russian fighters, interception of drones or missiles in the rear and "support missions" during counteroffensives - but about the latter, the pilot is more silent. He speaks perfect English, without any accent. At 30, he is a pure product of the collaboration between the Ukrainian Air Force and NATO, especially the United States.
Between the air forces of the West and Ukraine, originally was...
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