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The Ukrainian defenders insist that the “Ghost of Kiev” is real,
after posting a photo they claim is of the legendary pilot who shot down ten Russian planes.
The The Ukrainian army shared the image of the alleged ace with a threat addressed to the Russian pilots, which said: “Hello, invader, I’m coming for your soul!”.
In the snapshot, a person can be seen in the cockpit of a MiG-fighter plane 27, but his face is hidden behind an oxygen mask and a black visor while skepticism persists as to whether he really exists.
The called “Ghost of Kiev” became a symbol of resistance against the invasion of Vladimir Putin after Ukrainian government officials shared propaganda from the masked pilot who appeared to company shoot down enemy planes.
The images supposedly showed the MiG-plane 29 flying through the air before destroying six Kremlin planes on the first day Putin launched his war.
But one of the videos has been discredited by experts for being from the Digital Combat Simulator videogame by 2008.
However, Kiev officials continue to promote the bizarre claims that the unnamed pilot exists, trying to gather support for his resistance against the Russian invasion.
The official account of the Ukrainian government published the clip of 38 seconds on your social networks on 27 February and wrote: “People call him the Ghost of Kiev.
“And rightly so : this ace of the UAF dominates the skies of our capital and nu our country, and it has already become a nightmare for the invading Russian planes.”
The footage begins with a cartoon model of the plane , before moving on to the debunked footage of a destroyed Russian plane.
Then a text appears in the video, which reads: “Ukraine probably got its first ace since WWII. This is the anonymous pilot of the MiG-29, nicknamed the Ghost of Kiev.
“In the first 30 hours of the Russian invasion in February 2022 shot down six Russian military aircraft.
“As of 27 February has shot down 10 military aircraft of the invaders. To become an ace pilot, you must shoot down five planes. And the Phantom of Kiev shot down twice as many.”
The propaganda is generated just as the president of Ukraine has said that thousands of Russians have been captured, while Putin continues his invasion after losing three of his
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