KIEV, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- A 25-year-old pilot, Marat Mambetov, was killed on Thursday in a MiG-29 fighter jet crash in Ukraine, the country's air force said in a statement.
The aircraft was hit by a Russian missile while performing a combat mission in a frontline area, according to the air force.
The pilot ejected from the aircraft but did not survive, the statement said. ■
