The iconic Ghost of Kyiv fighter pilot who took down 40 Russian warplanes in a valiant defence of Ukraine s capital is just a myth, Kyiv admitted. Slain Major Stepan Tabalka, 29, was wrongly identified.
Ukraine s fighter pilots are vastly outnumbered by the Russians, and have become legendary thanks in part to the story of an alleged flying ace called the "Ghost of Kiev", BBC reported.This hero is said to have downed as many as 40 .