Update: 2/28/22 1:26 PM EST - (It is now being reported that the border guards on Snake Island in the Ukraine have been captured alive)
Social media lit up Thursday with reports of a lone Ukrainian fighter jet flying over Kyiv and taking out Russian planes in air-to-air combat.
Nicknamed the “Ghost of Kyiv,” one solitary MiG-29 pilot has reportedly taken down at least three – and as many as six – Russian jets as Vladimir Putin continues his all-out assault on the sovereign nation of Ukraine. Few shots of the plane have been captured, and no one is quite sure who he is - or whether the reports circulating about him are true.
There is reportedly a Ukrainian fighter pilot who has taken out 6 Russian jets in air to air combat. He is being called the "Ghost of Kyiv"pic.twitter.com/zCdK2URsHM
— Market Rebellion (@MarketRebels) February 25, 2022
But whether the stories are entirely accurate or cobbled together through hearsay and rumor, two things are for absolute certain: whoever is in this plane is quickly becoming a legend, and the embattled free people of Ukraine are on the lookout for a hero.
Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers who died while guarding Snake Island have already been awarded "Heroes of Ukraine," the nation's highest honor, after they could be heard telling a Russian warship to "go f*** yourself" before the enemy opened fire, killing them all.
The Ukrainian defenders of Snake Island died as heroes 🙏 #StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/b114AiUwoh https://t.co/TnigwvlNrv
— Wu-Tang Is For The Children (@WUTangKids) February 25, 2022