On May 27, Ukrainian Air Forces reported that a MiG-29 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Forces shot down a Russian Su-35 in Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine.
Russian Su-35 was taken down by the Ukrainian Air Forces. Glory to Ukrainian pilots!
Today, May 27, at about 2 pm, a MiG-29 fighter of @KpsZSU shot down a #Russian Su-35 fighter in the sky of #Kherson region, which was hunting for #Ukrainian assault aircraft.
?? Glory to Ukrainian pilots!
Death to the occupiers!#ArmUkraineNow#StopRussia pic.twitter.com/cxst5VHhrY
— Ukrainian Air Force (@KpsZSU) May 27, 2022
According to BBC, the famous legend of ‘The Ghost of Kyiv’ became the fuel for the Ukrainian army:
Ukraine’s fighter pilots are vastly outnumbered by the Russians, and have become legendary – thanks in part to the story of an alleged flying ace called the “Ghost of Kyiv”. (…) It describes the “Ghost of Kyiv” as “a collective image of pilots of the Air Force’s 40th tactical aviation brigade, who defend the sky over the capital”, rather than a single man’s combat record.