but without the right equipment, he couldn t do anything in modern war. especially in aerial war. ukraine wishes it had the jets now, but on the ground, in the south, there are signs that its counter offensive, slow going sincejune, could be about to gather pace. some units do appear to have broken through russia s formidable first line of defences. translation: i don t want my guys to think they can relax now. - they know we are moving on to liberate all of our territories. he says he s looking forward to leading his men all the way to the sea, but that s a long way away and this fighting is really hard. success is still far from guaranteed. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. live now to adam makos, an author of books on aviation and military historian,
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. well, last year andrii pilshchykov spoke to the bbc about the work he and his fellow pilolts were doing, 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.
of revenge for the mutiny which he organised back injune, and which was an unprecedented challenge to the kremlin. interesting, this statement that came out from russian investigators today, a very brief statement, just three sentences. mr prigozhin was not mentioned by name, but the implication of what was written was pretty clear, that, as far as the russian authorities are concerned, mr prigozhin is dead. meanwhile, one of ukraine s most celebrated fighter pilots, and two other airmen, have been killed in a mid air crash. captain andrii pilshchikov won fame taking part in close range aerial battles over kyiv during the early 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. paul adams reports. ukraine has lost one of its most famous pilots and one
suspicion that mr prigozhin, the wagner chief, was targeted by russian authorities as an act of revenge for the mutiny which he organised back injune, and which was an unprecedented challenge to the kremlin. interesting, this statement that came out from russian investigators today, a very brief statement, just three sentences mr prigozhin was not mentioned by name, but the implication of what was written was pretty clear, that, as far as the russian authorities are concerned, mr prigozhin is dead. meanwhile, one of ukraine s most celebrated fighter pilots, and two other airmen, have been killed in a mid air crash. captain andrii pilshchikov won fame taking part in close range aerial battles over kyiv during the early 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. paul adams reports.
he could be a hero. he could be a motivated veteran. but without the right equipment, he couldn t do anything in modern war. especially in aerial war. ukraine wishes it had the jets now, but on the ground, in the south, there are signs that its counter offensive, slow going sincejune, could be about to gather pace. some units do appear to have broken through russia s formidable first line of defences. translation: i don t want my guys to think they can relax now. - they know we are moving on to liberate all of our territories. he says he s looking forward to leading his men all the way to the sea, but that s a long way away and this fighting is really hard. success is still far from guaranteed. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. earlier i spoke with adam makos, an author of books on aviation and military historian,