On Saturday, April 12, 26-year-old pilot Pavlo Ivanov tragically lost his life while executing a combat mission aboard an F-16 aircraft.

Source: Air Forces

Details: An inter-agency commission has begun investigating the circumstances surrounding this tragedy.

The department has not disclosed further details regarding the pilot's death.

Updated: Initially, the report indicated that Ivanov was 21 years old, but this was later corrected to 26.

President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to the pilot's death.

Direct quote from Zelensky:

"Military reports on this combat situation are necessary. We are clarifying all circumstances."