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| Date: | Saturday 23 August 2025 |
| Time: | 02:54 |
| Type: |  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29MU1 |
| Owner/operator: | 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade, Ukrainian Air Force |
| Registration: | 20 White |
| MSN: | 2960729010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Cherkasy International Airport (CKC/UKKE) -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | UKBP |
| Cherkassy Airport (CKC/UKKE) |
In the early hours of 23 August 2025, a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 crashed while landing at Cherkasy International Airport after carrying out a combat mission in Chernihiv Oblast. The pilot Mayor Serhii Viktorovych Bondar of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade "Ghosts of Kyiv" was killed as a result.
The loss of the aircraft and pilot was officially acknowledged by the Ukrainian Air Force. The bort number of Bondar's aircraft was revealed in a "piano burning" ceremony, corresponding to the aircraft "20 White". The aircraft was spotted in July 2023, equipped with a new digital camouflage paint scheme as well as "anti-mykola" yellow and blue identification paint, indicating that it had been overhauled to MU1 standard. The aircraft could be seen equipped with R-27 and R-73 missiles. This single seater aircraft is not to be confused with the MiG-29UB 20 White operated by the 114th Tactical Aviation Brigade.
Sources:
https://t.me/kpszsu/40916
https://t.me/ZOV_Voevoda/34841
https://x.com/MarcinRogowsk14/status/1959146998998729136
https://t.me/Aviation_Archives/4507
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1681029330997071877/
https://www.key.aero/article/guardians-kyiv-inside-ukraines-40th-brta
https://verdictum.ligazakon.net/document/129722998
https://verdictum.ligazakon.net/document/129751991
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2025 06:53 | Nebo | Added |
| 23-Aug-2025 08:28 | Nebo | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Aug-2025 11:20 | Anonymous | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Category, ] |
| 23-Aug-2025 12:33 | Nebo | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 27-Aug-2025 11:28 | AviVector | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 28-Aug-2025 13:30 | Nebo | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2025 13:40 | Nebo | Updated [Category, ] |
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