andrii s story is extraordinary, because he became the world global campaigner for f 16 fighterjets, modernised fighterjets for ukraine, which are supposed to replace old fashioned soviet fighterjets, which are flown by ukrainian pilots now. he also campaigned for the trainings for the pilots, and he managed to persuade decision makers in the us, in great britain, in the eu countries, why ukraine needs, as soon as possible, these kind of weapons. he was very, very clear that it s not possible to carry out effective large scale counter offensive and retake over lands without these kind of modernised fighterjets. he also used to repeat this message in his interviews, in the interview that we ve done with him one year ago, that ukraine needs to have f i6 also
phase of russia s invasion, flying under the call sign juice. the three pilots were killed when two l 39 combat training aircraft collided over a region west of kyiv. the ukrainian military called the deaths painful and irreparable losses. and the military paid tribute to him as a young officer with mega knowledge and mega talent . in an address, president volodymyr zelensky acknowledged how much pilshchykov had done for the country. translation: an investigation is being carried out into what happened, and of course, all circumstances will be clarified. ukraine will never forget everyone who defended the free skies of our country. last year, andrii pilshykov spoke to the bbc about the work he and his fellow pilolts were doing, especially the difficulty of shooting down russian cruise missiles. let s listen to some
translation: an investigation is being carried out into what happened, and of course, all circumstances will be clarified. ukraine will never forget everyone who defended the free skies of our country. well, last year, andrii pilshykov spoke to the bbc about the work he and his fellow pilots were doing, especially the difficulty of shooting down russian cruise missiles. let s listen to some of what he said. intercepting the cruise missiles, your mission is to save the lives on the ground, to save the city. you re not able. it s a terrible feeling that somebody will die. somebody will die in minutes, and you didn t prevent that. after school, i entered into the air force university. it was a dream from childhood, from the age of five. it s myjob, it s my mission.
who was a former close aide of president putin. one of ukraine s most celebrated fighter pilots has been killed in a mid air collision during a training exercise. andrii pilshykov became a national hero for his record in close range aerial battles during the early phase of russia s invasion. the metropolitan police are investigating a possible data hack after unauthorised access was gained to the systems of one of its suppliers. the force said the company had access to names, ranks and photos for potentially thousands of officers and staff. zimbabwe s opposition leader nelson chamisa claims victory after labelling the election a gigantic fraud . president emmerson mnangagwa has rejected criticism about the results. this is bbc news. now on bbc news sportsday.