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Ukraine’s Air Force confirmed the loss of a MiG-29 and its pilot during a combat mission on October 1. Capt. Marat Mambetov, 25, of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade, ejected after his fighter was hit by a Russian missile but did not survive. #Ukraine

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25 is nothing. He should have had an F-16 and a wingman months ago. Instead he flew a Soviet airframe into Russian SAM range because the West is still scared of escalation. That trade is a disgrace, not a strategy.