Ukraine’s ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ Identified? This Pilot Reportedly Downed 40 Russian Jets Before His Death
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- The mysterious Ukrainian fighter pilot hailed as the “Ghost of Kyiv” has reportedly been killed in air combat. He was reportedly killed when the MiG-29 he was flying was shot down on March 13 while fighting “overwhelming” enemy forces. The fighter pilot is said to have shot down over 40 Russian aircraft during the war but there were doubts if he was real. As per a report in The Times, Ukrainian sources have confirmed the identity of the fighter pilot and his death.
#GhostOfKyiv. #GhostOfKyivDead. #RussiaUkraineWar
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Whether he downed 40 Russian aircrafts or 0 aircrafts. It still takes an immense amount of courage and bravery to takeoff and go for an air battle when you know your enemy is more equipped and much greater in number and your flying a much inferior aircraft to that of your enemy for that he and all the other that flew with him have my respect. Rest in peace Ghost of Kyiv.
Haha Muhammad don’t not congratulate and honour this fake fairytale. Btw Ukraine don’t like Islam or muslims peoples.
40 is a far fetched exaggeration. Nevertheless, whichever country you are, a soldier is a Hero.
@@brandonlongdikjones8117 Russia has no chance at all against the support for Ukraine by the world, AND NATO.
@@waynedrummond6583 Russia is winning against the west and the world doesn’t support Ukraine only the west do.
@@brandonlongdikjones8117 what 30v1? for now all NATO has done is send a little aid to ukraine, so far $5B worth of military aid which is a mere fraction of Natos 1T combined anual military spending (0.5% to be specifoc) and 1/10 of Russias anual military budget
Now if US and allies actually agree to provide the new $30B worth of planned aid to ukraine then it will be closer to a fair fight, that way ukraines all military spending + the aid for this year would equal 2/3 of russias
“identified by british media”
I stopped right there.
Bri'ish media is biased.
-invented in VA by CIA.
-even i need ammunition not a RIDE (STORY) was invented by CIA.
-ZELENSKY famous speech to UK parliament, is a COPY of CHURCHILL'S WWII Speech... search it up on YT.
How about these....
The Roots of Neo-Nazism in Putin's Russia
The origins of this relationship date back to the late 1990s, when Russia was rocked by a wave of racist violence by neo-Nazi skinhead gangs. After Putin took office in 2000, his regime took advantage of this development in two ways. First, it used the neo-Nazi threat to justify passing anti-extremism legislation, a long-held demand by some Russian liberals. Ultimately, this legislation would serve to prosecute Russian democrats. Second, the Kremlin launched "managed nationalism," an attempt to co-opt and mobilize radical nationalist militants, including neo-Nazis, to counterbalance an emerging anti-Putin coalition of Democrats and the far left. Moving Together, a pro-Putin youth organization notorious for its campaign against postmodern literature, took the first step by reaching out to OB88, the most powerful skinhead gang in Russia. This cooperation expanded after the Orange Revolution in Ukraine in 2004. To shield Russia from contagion of pro-democracy protests, the Kremlin turned Moving Together into a more ambitious project called "Nashi" or "Ours". As part of his preparations for a possible democratic uprising in Russia, Nashi recruited members of football gangs whose subculture overlapped with the neo-Nazi underground. In 2005, Nashi's thugs conducted a series of crackdowns on anti-Putin youth groups. The most violent attack, which left four left-wing activists in hospital, led to the arrest of the attackers. They were released after a visit to the police station by Nikita Ivanov, the Kremlin official who oversaw the regime's loyalist youth organizations. The resulting scandal provoked a reconfiguration of "managed nationalism". While Nashi distanced himself from football gangs, his radical militants defected to two rival Kremlin proxies, the nationalist group Young Russia and the anti-immigration group Locals. These organizations became bridges between the neo-Nazi subculture and the Kremlin.
Nooooo russia is soooo innocent lol.
Educate urself befor u choose a side. Esspecially in war times
😂😂😂 like they stop the appeal of independent investigation of bucha asked by Russian Federation
@@iamdavid003 Bucha is fake too?
The hero didn't shoot down only 40, but 4,000 Russian Jets.
6 million jets in 4 years
@@An00nmore like 144,000 jets
Terribly sad , that he has left a wife and small son behind. A talented and courageous man. I hope many will tell his son over the years what a great man his father was . 😞
RIP dearest comrade
These are Facts of The Ghost of Kyev
In one widely shared video, the Ghost of Kyiv chases down a Russian plane and then shoots it out of the sky. In Ukrainian, a voice says: "There's a plane. There's another one. It's about to crash."
This is a sequence from the video game Digital Combat Simulator World. "This footage is from DCS, but is nevertheless made out of respect for the 'Ghost of Kiev,'" the person who uploaded the video to RUclips on February 24 writes, using an alternate transliteration for Ukraine's capital. "If he is real, may God be with him; if he is fake, I pray for more like 'him.'"
A spokesman for Digital Combat Simulator World has confirmed to the Reuters news agency that the material is indeed from the game.
Poroshenko, the president from 2014 to 2019, posted a photo of a helmeted pilot in a cockpit on Twitter, identifying the person as the Ghost of Kyiv. "With such strong defenders," Poroshenko wrote, "Ukraine will definitely win!"
That photo was posted almost three years ago by the Defense Ministry. The pilot in the picture is doing a test flight with a new helmet. So, even if that is in fact the mysterious pilot, the photo is an old one.
The name Vladimir Abdonov is making the rounds, and there are also various pictures that purport to show him.
A reverse image search confirms the suspicion that it's a fake. The same photo appeared online years ago, but with a different head, a different badge on the arm and no flag in the background. If you look closely at the plane behind the pilot, you can see a gray maple leaf - a symbol used by the Royal Canadian Air Force. This was presumably missed when the picture was manipulated, and it gives away that most likely it's a picture from Canada.
The same tools can be used to show that a head has been swapped in this photo. The original image was distributed by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It shows the fallen marine Vitaliy Skakun, who was posthumously awarded the title Hero of Ukraine by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Skakun is said to have blown up a bridge at the risk of his life to stop the advance of a Russian tank column.
It is the face of a lawyer from Buenos Aires, who is now amused about his new hero status and has posted about it on Twitter.
Sorry The Story was a fake ladies and gentlemen
if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you. 😂😂
Clown
@@TheOne30264 How much are you asking for it?🙈🙈🙈
There is no ghost of Kiev
One of the super hit propaganda story created by Ukrainian citizens..🤣...
TRUTHruclips.net/video/kmkzURho0rU/видео.html 😱
TRUTHruclips.net/video/kmkzURho0rU/видео.html 😱
Yes..true.. 👍👍
There is no India.
Funny thing is it wasn’t even created by the Ukrainians, it was made up by a bunch of American kids on TikTok. He reportedly died 3 weeks into the war . Apparently TikTok revived him just to kill him again lol after that they made up the Ukrainian ripper who killed over 100 Russians (I’m surprised it isn’t 1 million) then he died a ‘glorious’ death. After him ‘lady death’. Next week we’ll see Ukrainian Superman slap Putin in the kremlin lol .
People really are completely brainwashed huh
yup
With all my sincere and heartfelt condolences to Stephan parents and family.
Stephan life is short but it's priceless, he will be remembered for hundreds of years by younger generations of Ukrainians. He was not just the hero of Ukraine, but throughout the free world.
May Ghost of Kyiv rest in peace.
This guy never exists 😆😆😆
Hahahhaa they made it up like COVID, And these imbeciles are eating it up 😂😂😂
He’s actually alive he ejected out the jet and is okay
@@marcocruz1380 Like Sniper "Walli" ? 🤣🤣🤣
@@marcocruz1380 he's dead on the 2nd March 2022 and he is not this myth.
Rest in peace now soldier! You made your country proud! May your family be honored for having you as their son, brother, husband, father!
Rothschild will be very happy for leaving your son fatherless. More like stupidity but hey the world is full of them.
You are a hero of ukraine
😂
If you have media house and stupid people to believe them then you can make hero out of nowhere, Russia is maintaining air supremacy since day 1 and this guy already hit 40 Russian plane, what a joke😂😂
@@warrenpeterson8446 russia will soon fall
That story about ghost of kiev is nothing but a barbershop tale.
It's real, he died a few days ago
@@TomGodson95uh no
Ukraine Air force confirmed it myth and advise us not to neglect information hygiene
My deepest sympathy, a man of honesty stood up and defend their homeland excellent job called remarkable heroic resistance.
ghost of kiev dont exist lol
In this one it would be hard to make the fiction more intresting than reality.
Weeell... There are intelectual gigants beliving this.
It is official, aliens are going to exterminate us.
☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻TROLLS! ✊🏻💦💦💦
Fake.
*Glory to the people who actually believe to the "Ghost of Kyiv".*
If he never existed, why admit that he died?
@Michelle R.I.P Ghost of lies
Glory to Russia for exposing their lies.
@Michelle do you even listen your own words , according to you he must be using some gen 10 jet.🤣😂🤣🤣
We still have clown of Kiev
He not even real, the Ukrainian themself admitted it
No no, he lives!
In DCS
Great salutation to this Legend-Hero Pilot. Legends never die because they are always remembered for Hundreds-and-Thousands of Years - and; Legends are always in every-heart that shares their idealism. The holy scriptures said; A son is a "Crown to Parents". THUS; great salutation, also, to his Father-Mother-Wife-and-Son. GOD bless the Ukraine Warriors and the Truth Seekers.
Okay Jesus from 1952 now, How can an out dated mig 29 take down 40 Sukhoi’s? This is a great fairytale story for the ages. 😂 God Bless The Real Truth Amen
🤣🤣🤣
If you have media house and stupid people to believe them then you can make hero out of nowhere, Russia is maintaining air supremacy since day 1 and this guy already hit 40 Russian plane, what a joke😂😂
These are Facts of The Ghost of Kyev
In one widely shared video, the Ghost of Kyiv chases down a Russian plane and then shoots it out of the sky. In Ukrainian, a voice says: "There's a plane. There's another one. It's about to crash."
This is a sequence from the video game Digital Combat Simulator World. "This footage is from DCS, but is nevertheless made out of respect for the 'Ghost of Kiev,'" the person who uploaded the video to RUclips on February 24 writes, using an alternate transliteration for Ukraine's capital. "If he is real, may God be with him; if he is fake, I pray for more like 'him.'"
A spokesman for Digital Combat Simulator World has confirmed to the Reuters news agency that the material is indeed from the game.
Poroshenko, the president from 2014 to 2019, posted a photo of a helmeted pilot in a cockpit on Twitter, identifying the person as the Ghost of Kyiv. "With such strong defenders," Poroshenko wrote, "Ukraine will definitely win!"
That photo was posted almost three years ago by the Defense Ministry. The pilot in the picture is doing a test flight with a new helmet. So, even if that is in fact the mysterious pilot, the photo is an old one.
The name Vladimir Abdonov is making the rounds, and there are also various pictures that purport to show him.
A reverse image search confirms the suspicion that it's a fake. The same photo appeared online years ago, but with a different head, a different badge on the arm and no flag in the background. If you look closely at the plane behind the pilot, you can see a gray maple leaf - a symbol used by the Royal Canadian Air Force. This was presumably missed when the picture was manipulated, and it gives away that most likely it's a picture from Canada.
The same tools can be used to show that a head has been swapped in this photo. The original image was distributed by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It shows the fallen marine Vitaliy Skakun, who was posthumously awarded the title Hero of Ukraine by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Skakun is said to have blown up a bridge at the risk of his life to stop the advance of a Russian tank column.
It is the face of a lawyer from Buenos Aires, who is now amused about his new hero status and has posted about it on Twitter.
Sorry The Story was a fake ladies and gentlemen
@@gieartworks6625 blown them out of the water!! Have you ever in your life seen anything like this comment section??!! How do they fall for it and even when informed of the deception just plow on with their fingers in their ears believing every word of the tale ?? Is it a disease??
RIP Stephan, you did your duty for your motherland the best you could. The way you fought Russia, your anime, is absolutely outstanding and heroic. I think books will be written about you and when justice is done, I´m sure the world will see your photo on a Stamp forever. You are a true hero! 💙💛🧡
Stephen will be remembered for good acting he was a great film star just like Volodymyr and his team. How can an out dated mig 29 take down 40 Sukhoi’s? This is a great fairytale story for the ages not a true hero 😂
@@mambamolt7353 oh shut...up! Ffs! 🙄
@@longliveavalon He's right, you muppet. I find it depressing a fellow Celt and hoops supporter believes the one sided narrative and mainstream media BS. You sure you're not a rangers supporter in denial?
@@mambamolt7353 Exactly! How are so many people falling for this utter BS?!
@@longliveavalon Huh? can’t handle the truth?
Do people actually still think this is real 🤣
Because it is. Even Russian commanders have said (on helmet cam) that large amounts of fighter jets got shot down by a MiG 29 which is what he flew
@@diobrando4879 there are more than one fighter jets 🤦♂️
No bro, it’s the ghost of Kyiv, he did shadow clone jutsu and had tens of jet and when you shoot one down it disappears like smoke
So yea, beware of the 👻 of kyiv
@@diobrando4879 sir i am a nigerian prince trying to move my assets out of the country however the instability of my native land has made this process very trying i am willing to negotiate your help in this and will give you a small percentage of my fortune all i require is a small investment from you as a demonstration of good will as collateral
40 Jets🤣🤣🤣 Where is the video of all these down jets??? They have cameras on them... Who's buying this propaganda??
Honestly, I believe he Might exist, but I strongly doubt a single pilot would down that many even in 6 months of war
I think his only kills are 4 of the 6 Announced on the First day of war. Perhaps he shot down 2, maybe 3 more later on, but there's Absolutely no way he brought down 40 planes alone lmao
I really missed the time of their president when he was still a comedian actor
@@blackrose1293 He didn't destroy any Russian jets. The videos would have been out. That is a big win for them
It’s a ghost never existed to begin with.
Just look atcha..........DISGUSTING
What!?.. 40 aircrafts naaa this guys must be downed 4,000,000 russian tanks+aircrafts+hypersonic missiles.
😂😂😂😂
He burnt Moscow but he fallen cuz lack of fuel not by Russians
i heard he caught a kinzhal missile between his teeth, and then he spit it back at moscow. this is what the muscovite media doesn't want you to know
2mins of silence for those who believed this
Stephan will be remembered as the "best example ever", of a Patriotic Ukrainian.
And best example of a nazi collaborator murdering jews and poles
Stephen will be remembered for good acting he was a great film star just like Volodymyr and his team. How can an out dated mig 29 take down 40 Sukhoi’s? This is a great fairytale story for the ages 😂
Haha Nope. 40 Jets? Maybe in Battlefield 2042 against bots on easy mode 🤣, This is sincerely far from the Truth.
@@mambamolt7353 not even in battlefield the PS is so hard to do so.
@@so9dd553 Exactly that’s Im saying maybe with toy jets it can work 😂
Now i definitely know this channel cannot ever be taken seriously😭
Lmao
The ghost that doesn't exist XD
Salute to those who believes he shot those numbers of jets
2 minutes silence for them....
This is PURE PROPAGANDA. Those jets have cameras on them. The video would have been out. He didn't shoot anything down.
Don’t salute lies it’s not good.
I'm giving a facepalm 🤦 to anybody who still believes this was real...😁
@Byron *GHOST OF KIEV never existed.*
Brave Warrior in the skies of the Ukraine defending his people. His military issued uniform belongs with his family not on sale in some auction. This is one of the greatest combat aces in military history the whole world should honor him
If you have media house and stupid people to believe them then you can make hero out of nowhere, Russia is maintaining air supremacy since day 1 and this guy already hit 40 Russian plane, what a joke😂😂
Exactly what I thought!
An honour for his country by such a daring pilot defending his country, Ukraine. He would be remembered for his bravery for his nation, indeed a hero. His passing is not an ordinary feat, not a waste. God bless his soul to rest in peace. Be strong Ukraine and Ukrainians. Cheers
Lol, its literally a propaganda stunt, its practically impossible for one pilot to even get an ace (5 kills) against a technologically and numerically superior country like Russia who has much better trained pilots than Ukraine, its like saying an Iraqi Mig 29 shot down 40 US jets, complete bullshit.
They are just lies.. you wouldn't shoot down 40 jets with air to air missiles
How about a correction? Ukraine admitted that there was no such person
Well done Russia for exposing them and their lies.
TRUTHruclips.net/video/kmkzURho0rU/видео.html 😱
🤡
How about these....
The Roots of Neo-Nazism in Putin's Russia
The origins of this relationship date back to the late 1990s, when Russia was rocked by a wave of racist violence by neo-Nazi skinhead gangs. After Putin took office in 2000, his regime took advantage of this development in two ways. First, it used the neo-Nazi threat to justify passing anti-extremism legislation, a long-held demand by some Russian liberals. Ultimately, this legislation would serve to prosecute Russian democrats. Second, the Kremlin launched "managed nationalism," an attempt to co-opt and mobilize radical nationalist militants, including neo-Nazis, to counterbalance an emerging anti-Putin coalition of Democrats and the far left. Moving Together, a pro-Putin youth organization notorious for its campaign against postmodern literature, took the first step by reaching out to OB88, the most powerful skinhead gang in Russia. This cooperation expanded after the Orange Revolution in Ukraine in 2004. To shield Russia from contagion of pro-democracy protests, the Kremlin turned Moving Together into a more ambitious project called "Nashi" or "Ours". As part of his preparations for a possible democratic uprising in Russia, Nashi recruited members of football gangs whose subculture overlapped with the neo-Nazi underground. In 2005, Nashi's thugs conducted a series of crackdowns on anti-Putin youth groups. The most violent attack, which left four left-wing activists in hospital, led to the arrest of the attackers. They were released after a visit to the police station by Nikita Ivanov, the Kremlin official who oversaw the regime's loyalist youth organizations. The resulting scandal provoked a reconfiguration of "managed nationalism". While Nashi distanced himself from football gangs, his radical militants defected to two rival Kremlin proxies, the nationalist group Young Russia and the anti-immigration group Locals. These organizations became bridges between the neo-Nazi subculture and the Kremlin.
Nooooo russia is soooo innocent lol.
Educate urself befor u choose a side. Esspecially in war times
@@DarkRoomAmbience 🇷🇺
World salutes this Great pilot for his great service for his Nation.
Except russia!
GOD BLESSES ALL UKRAINE BRAVERY PEOPLES AND BRAVERY SOLDIERS. "GOD HAS FINISHED RUSSIA" .GLORY & VICTORY TO UKRAINE. GOD BLESSES ALL UKRAINE PEOPLES AND SOLDIERS. thanks UKRAINE.
Fools...do you believe everything thing the media says....🤣🤣🤣
he dosent exist lmao
@@shanegahan4341 lol drones man
RIP, Sam "Ghost of Kyiv" Hyde, you will be missed, fly high
Sam. I remember Sam. Long time ago me and him go to the same school together, but sadly he moves to Ukraine. I recently found that he was fighting a war in Ukraine against Russia and I'm terribly traumatized, for his death in Ukraine. Sam, if just to let you know we love you Sam and your husband Dreemybul is waiting for our threesome gay marriage. We are planning to buss together and do ambatukam montage 2.0.
Fuck you NAFO boys. Go touch some grass
Legends will truly never died.
Those 40 jets he shot down is unbelievable.
before they said 6 jets, now 40?
the story never happened.
This is hard to believe Biden can come up with a better story.
40 Jets? Maybe in Battlefield 2042 against bots on easy mode.
the 🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢 is BIGGG 😂 might as well say he downed 100 jets while eating a burger
Imagine believing fakers and liars.
Ghost of kyiv was real and made first time appearance when Biden tried to shake its hand 😂
😹🤣😂👍👍
Lol. You obviously only saw the cropped fox version. Good to see you did your research on what was actually happening.
@@DavidJohnson-hg1mz AHAHAHAHAHAHA
I cry each time I think of this man from my small peaceful African village.
It is hard to see that at a time the burden of defending Kyiv was left to a few men like 29 years old Stephan.
He embodies the word sacrifice. He was like a man sacrificed to the gods, he was like voodoo, an enigma!!
Little did I know we are all mere mortals.
Ukrainians, you have redefined the word “hero”
Rest in peace hero!!
It must be heartbreaking hearing that the same hero that teached you and your tribe how to program in java was the same hero that fought for Ukraine, RIP the ghost of kyiv.
@@SnipingIsAGoodJobMate Please, “not teached but taught”
Thank you.
Kind words, thank you
Big- hearted people from small village
💙💛
Thank you for Fighting Ukraine. Rest In Peace.
Thank you for fighting, Ukraine for the US and NATO who abandoned you 😂😂
@@maxfernandes8559 abandoned Ukraine how? NATO & the US are literally sending billions worth of aid and support to further their cause.
@@w0t and yet they can't do shit for their own countries lol.
@@w0t Bro he is a brainwashed russian, do not pay attention on idiotic people ;)
What a heroic man. Just a handful of heros saved so many life's of civilians by throwing them with outgunned, outmanned and outdated equipment against a superior force, that is known for its barbaric crimes against humanity. I salute all of you. Never forget!
@MrSinister funny that this writes a Kremlin bot, 5 months old account. You made that account only to shill Putin and blame the west with propaganda Comments.. You say there are no Ukraine fighter jets that got downed and killed while fighting your tyrant regime? Aha. No pilots died?? It's not about if this one pilot killed all others. I mean that all Pilots fighting for Ukraine are heros, no matter what.
He saved them in a video game you mean? Because thats only place ghost of kiev exists! Its called ace combat i believe.
It’s propaganda to boost moral
If only it wasn't all fake.
@@SKYCHICK__ 99% of comments here aged horribly
Rest In Peace, condolences to his family- a brave man that will be missed.
@Will Muny delusional personality disorder? 😂
@@willmuny9201 huh?///?/?/
@@ambemveu it was proven that he never existed. i’m very pro ukraine but all evidence clearly points towards the fact that the ghost never existed. it’s a propaganda take. which can be very useful don’t get me wrong, it probably inspires countless ukrainians but it was proven to be 100% false
@@ambemveu Ghost of Kyiv was propaganda lmao, he wasnt real
@Will Muny your high
A real hero. Real heroes don't rest in peace, but in glory. ❤️ I believe. It's a devastating loss but Ukraine has more heroes and they will make sure that Ukraine wins this awful war. 🇺🇦🇺🇦
Sometimes in war a nation finds it`s self in need of a hero when all seems lost. the people got their hero , in their time of need .the Ghost of Kyiv flew into their hearts and minds
to help save his nation so rest in peace Ghost of Kyiv, and long may your story be told.
If you have media house and stupid people to believe them then you can make hero out of nowhere, Russia is maintaining air supremacy since day 1 and this guy already hit 40 Russian plane, what a joke😂😂
Looooooool
I swear I hate propaganda bots
At this point I'm gonna root for Russia to plow ukraine to the ground so I can laugh at the western npcs seething reactions when they see it happen.
That bullshit wasn’t even real
Now that he is a ghost in actuality, the Ukraine government can claim anything at all in his name. He won't be able to deny it. About 400 kills? That's even more impressive right?
Amazing Hero. He was an Ace 8 times over. Slava Ukraine!
Ahha
Keep drinking the kool-aid lolol
Still not confirmed
If you have media house and stupid people to believe them then you can make hero out of nowhere, Russia is maintaining air supremacy since day 1 and this guy already hit 40 Russian plane, what a joke😂😂
These are Facts of The Ghost of Kyev
In one widely shared video, the Ghost of Kyiv chases down a Russian plane and then shoots it out of the sky. In Ukrainian, a voice says: "There's a plane. There's another one. It's about to crash."
This is a sequence from the video game Digital Combat Simulator World. "This footage is from DCS, but is nevertheless made out of respect for the 'Ghost of Kiev,'" the person who uploaded the video to RUclips on February 24 writes, using an alternate transliteration for Ukraine's capital. "If he is real, may God be with him; if he is fake, I pray for more like 'him.'"
A spokesman for Digital Combat Simulator World has confirmed to the Reuters news agency that the material is indeed from the game.
Poroshenko, the president from 2014 to 2019, posted a photo of a helmeted pilot in a cockpit on Twitter, identifying the person as the Ghost of Kyiv. "With such strong defenders," Poroshenko wrote, "Ukraine will definitely win!"
That photo was posted almost three years ago by the Defense Ministry. The pilot in the picture is doing a test flight with a new helmet. So, even if that is in fact the mysterious pilot, the photo is an old one.
The name Vladimir Abdonov is making the rounds, and there are also various pictures that purport to show him.
A reverse image search confirms the suspicion that it's a fake. The same photo appeared online years ago, but with a different head, a different badge on the arm and no flag in the background. If you look closely at the plane behind the pilot, you can see a gray maple leaf - a symbol used by the Royal Canadian Air Force. This was presumably missed when the picture was manipulated, and it gives away that most likely it's a picture from Canada.
The same tools can be used to show that a head has been swapped in this photo. The original image was distributed by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It shows the fallen marine Vitaliy Skakun, who was posthumously awarded the title Hero of Ukraine by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Skakun is said to have blown up a bridge at the risk of his life to stop the advance of a Russian tank column.
It is the face of a lawyer from Buenos Aires, who is now amused about his new hero status and has posted about it on Twitter.
Sorry The Story was a fake ladies and gentlemen
His family have every right to be proud regardless of whether he was the ghost of Kyiv or not. My son is the same age that fact alone kicks me in the gut. My sincere condolences to his family. Victory to Ukraine🇺🇦🇬🇧 RIP
🇷🇺🇬🇧
@@mikeoxlong4110 why?
@@gtownley3136 why what?
@@mikeoxlong4110 Putin+ Trump=Nazi and You ?
They are bot because he dosent exist ,propaganda tool.
This is a hero who will always be remembered in the darkest time which gives out bright light to those who survived this is a hero and is the best of the best Rest in Peace you did a huge part it’s now our turn *salut*
Don’t tell me you actually fell for this 😂
@@Streloski most idiots in this comment section fell for this BS. But then again, many also believe that Ukraine is “a free country” 😂🤡
If true, RIP true Heroe of Ukraine! Dying defending your country, you will be rememberd!
Definitely he’s a myth
By whom? By the time this war ends, there will be no Ukraine left because the spoils are going to Russia and Poland.
Hahah... IF?
Yor breathtaking intelect alowes you to give this a chance? 😂😂😂😂
As true as John Rambo
Im very curious how an outdated mig 29 can shoot down 40 state of the art russian planes. Also if he is real who shot down 80% of the ukrainian airforce.
Russia flew their old jets first.
They want to make a Hollywood movie soon with this. So they are acting out the script to see which one sticks.
1. Ghost of kyiv
2. Zelensky the hero
3. Slava Ukraine.
One has got to stick for future folklore
Good question
In movie Vietnam war also won by united states even in Afghanistan also
Its fake like all of the news coming from the ukranian regime
Ukraine Air Force has admitted that it was just a myth.
From 6 jets now to 40,,,, western propaganda still at large ,,,, 😂😂😂
For real though 🤣🤣
@@anchan2642 Russia is winning and next war is China vs Taiwan
finally somebody who followed the whole thing...
did you realize how 6 Jets became 40 Jets too?
Olenia and Yarik, we grieve your loss with you. We grieve with Ukraine for their brave son who faithfully protected tens of 1000s of civilians. 🇿🇦💗🇺🇦⚘
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Oh please! Where do you all get it from? How do you people survive the day? Anybody with a brain knows its all B.S.!!
Ghost of Kiev is a fictional character. I'm surprised your audience hasn't been informed about of rather obvious hoax.
Condolences to the family ❤️RIP Hero of Ukraine.❤️NZ
It was BS ...save your love for someone else🤣🤣🤣
Thank for informing me. Interesting comment.
@@oboostrauss8760 its true,he doesnt exist,that explains the "ghost" bit in his name!!! Its a fantasy!
The rest of the free world salutes you, Ghost of Kyiv! Modern day Hero of the world! Glory to all Ukrainian fighters! In life or death, your bravery is priceless gift for the world and humanity! Your mother who nursed you must be so proud, for your life has not been wasted for nothing but have freely given so that others may live.! Glory to Ukrainian fighters! Glory to Ghost of Kyiv!----Philippines salutes you!
USA salutes you Sir. RIP
I salute you ghost in kyiv you are one hero of ukraine and your memories has nothing forget to all people in ukraine and for me you are 1 of the best hero i know you are in gods hands now🙏🙏🙏
Glory to all those who sacrificed their lives for freedom.... Glory to Ukraine. You are all heroes
Except this is fake news. Lmao
So gullible. Uhhh are you f*cking joking with this?? The "Ghost of Kiev" IS NOT REAL. That was literally debunked like less than a week after the original lie. And you sound dumb when you say in a non-joking way that any fighter pilot, much less a fictional one, shot down 40 planes in 2 months. That is an absolute impossibility. Period. Has never happened, never will happen in that span of time. Smh
This sounds like something out of Battlefield 4 NOT REALITY. 😂😂😂
*it actually sound more like a WALT DISNEY story than Battlefield.*
Its mistake, he shoot down 400 aircrafts
Nah, He shot down actually 4000 Aircrafts "ALONE"
1000 jets...
dont belittle his achievements.
And he sank 300 Russian destroyer class ships.
What a lie . The real no. is 4 Million 😎
Now he has gone up to take down stars. 👍🏽
John 15:13 " There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for his fellowmen ." SALUTE 😥
This serviceman who perished while working as front liner in the battle against Russian invaders offered his precious life in line of duty. He is a REAL HERO. REST IN PEACE 🙏🙏🙏🙏💐💐💐💐💖💓❤️💕❣️❣️❣️👏👏👏☝️👆🌹🌹🌹🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻
Preach it, Becca!
40 russian planes lol lol lol 😂😂😂
We know you're lying 🤥 but 40 is way tooo much 😂
Russia has the best defense system in the world. These old Soviet jets stand 0 chance let alone 1 plane knocking down 40 Jets🤣🤣🤣 The lies of Ukraine is neverending
Correct. This would sound great as something part of a new released video game or movie 🤣
@@RUTHLESSambition5 yeah best air defense no wonder why ukraine was able to strike using helicopters on russian oil depo in russian territory sure their AA defenses are good but have loopholes
@@RUTHLESSambition5yes bro liecrain propaganda 😂😂😂 at its best 😂😂..
The exact numbers is 79 and a half......lmfao🤣
Fake News that He Downed those numbers of aircrafts.
100% fake news.
You need serious health checkup.
This is good example as a war. No one wins. Even that talented pilot can not win every air combact over and over again. His time came and went, but we all remember him now. He was hero, who definetly should earned a medal of honor. Thanks for servicing and protecting your's country. May you rest in piece🕊️🙏🏽
He never existed
You forgot to add an s to pieces hahaha 😆 😅 🤣
@@proudamerican3595 😂😂😂
I thought it was 6 victories, now 40? Thats at par w/ the RAFs top ace in ww2. I wont be surprised if he surpases Richtofen in another week. Man this is so fake news. Wel hes now a real ghost of Kiev
Yet, far short of Eric Hartmann... 352. Forty? Maybe not, but six is still really amazing. An ace and a true hero of Ukraine. He's..."Touched the face of God."
He grew up wanting to be a fighter pilot and, by God, he was. Godspeed, sir.
Propaganda
@Joo Toob They actualy do belive it man.
I am speachless, how is it possible to make people this stpd?
@Joo Toob certainly more than I believe you, "Jew Tube". Real clever, fuul.
And gamers will be forever indebted.
They ended the video saying there was no proof of his achievements they were using simulation videos as propaganda you would think if this was real somebody out there would have some footage
He now flies with the ace of aces like the red baron, erich hartmann, Marseille and René Fonck. Rest at ease and god speed you damn legend
Yeah, on arma at least
😆
Not an ace thought
I also saw a post on Twitter about Ukrainian woman who destroyed 53 Russian tanks since the start of war, Ukraine have so many heroes
Ukraine have so many liars and idiots to believe
That's a lie
Ghost of Kyiv has finally become a ghost (even though it's fake and a lie)! Viva La Russia! 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
Exactly Russia is exposing and making easy work out of the lies. Glory too the Truth 🇷🇺
he will haunt you at night because I put this spell on you.... be ready when it's night and the skies are clear so you can see the stars.....
So sad the Ghost of Kyvi May his Soul RIP he was a true Hero. God bless his family.
The Ghost of kyiv will be remembered for eternity, the Ukrainian people will remember him no matter the out come or this dreadful war , may he rest in peace, heroes like him are very few but the Ukrainian people have a lot of them and though some will die for what they believe in there will be others , this individual was a true hero and one day his story will be told , too his family , be proud your father or brother or your son has given it all for your country and his family, take peace in knowing it was on the right side of this war , he will not be forgotten.
😂😂😂right side of the war? After what the Azov battalion has been doing to the Russian speaking ethnicities in Donbass since 2014? 🤔
Lew Rockwell, 4/30/22, *On Ukraine, the World Majority Sides With Russia*
Out of 195 countries, only 30 have honored the US sanctions on Russia. That means about 165 countries in the world have refused to join the sanctions. Those countries represent by far the majority of the world’s population. Most of Africa, Latin America (including Mexico and Brazil), East Asia (excepting Japan, South Korea, both occupied by U.S. troops and hence not sovereign, Singapore and the renegade Chinese Province of Taiwan) have refused. (India and China alone represent 35% of humanity.)
@@maxfernandes8559 Russia had no right to threaten Kyiv.
@@joannebottcher9779 😂😂😂 but Ukraine had the right to commit genocide of Russian speaking Ukrainians in Donbass?🤔
Stephen will be remembered for good acting he was a great film star just like Volodymyr and his team. How can an out dated mig 29 take down 40 Sukhoi’s? Rest in fairytales, This is a great fairytale story for the ages and he will be forgotten because this never happened. 😂
May him rest in peace he did awesome work during his service
This was his service 🇵🇱🏃♂️
he didn't do shit
@@gamejew123 and you know this, how?
he doesnt exist you silly 🤣
@@jondecat885 "you silly"
I feel like this is implying that this reply isn't serious
He lives, through the hope he gave his people and the fear he spread in the hearts of those bastards, he lives. After all, you can't kill a ghost.
You can trap them with a proton pack though.
Regardless, he says a deal might be reached soon. "There are some indications that there is a possibility of a ceasefire soon, but we do not yet have firm guarantees," Morsi said at a press conference on Saturday. "We are striving with all seriousness to stop this aggression, to reach a ceasefire.
TRUTHruclips.net/video/kmkzURho0rU/видео.html 😱
Is it not 400?
I thought he shot down 1000 planes alone!
ghost never dies
and he is still roaring in the skies with mig-29
This is not true. Joe met him not long ago, even did a handshake 🤣🤣
lmaoo
RIP young man, i am sure your sole with fight on through other fighters my condolences to your families from uk
Condolences for fairytale stories something uk is known for. This young man and many others from Ukraine did something called a pro gamer move 🇵🇱🏃🏼♂️🚌💨
Gullible fool...find another ghost 🤣🤣🤣
Rest in peace Ghost of Kyiv you are truly the greatest fighter pilot of our time and a hero. Your legend shall inspire Ukranians and the rest of the World till the end of time.
You dont really believe this do you?
@@99browndog99 Let me tell you what I believe, I believe in Major Stepan Tarabalka, I believe he fought bravely though vastly outnumbered. Sitting here in America we all heard the pleas for help with air support at the opening hours of battle. Who can forget Nancy Pelosi saying "Slava Ukraine" one second and the next saying that Russia aimed to trick us into a nuclear war via a no-fly zone, then refusing the request? We should have been there from the outset to help repel Russia's invasion. I ran the Alamo school in Japan for 7 years we know the story of Travis. We know the exact numbers of the time and date that he penned his letter warning he will haunt the memory of those who refused aid; and we know these numbers match a key measure in quantum mechanics which was key in discovering time's arrow. A stone monument from Japan is also at the Alamo thanks to the legacy of Abraham Lincoln's colonel who taught the Japanese gifter in Hokkaido. I believe in Major Stepan's bravery because I have seen with my own eyes a friend, Douglas Hosier, stand up to protect against criminal gangsters though far out-numbered, only to be killed a few years later while engaged in the same activity. Having seen it, having read about it, it's clear Ukraine is home to a huge number of them and I pray everyday for them to succeed in their mission. Slava Ukraine!
@@99browndog99 of course he does, hes a sheep just like everyone in this comment section getting fed this propaganda.
What an hero, he will rememberd for ever ! Slava Ukraine ! Rip Ghost of Kyiv !
He never existed...
@@glebb..3416exactly
LOL, yeah he downed 40 Jets and by the way he killed a giant octopus with his bare hands and he is able to ride a polar bear while playing a guitar and some drums at once. Ukrainian fairytales are the best =D
God bless the ghost of Kyiv and his family. You'll forever be remembered and never forgotten. Pray for Ukraine
They will be forgotten because they didn't exist
Ha ha ha ha ha its all fiction
Bots botting hard right now.
How is this still a thing?
Flying a Jet against Russia’s s400 systems is a heroic act. He achieved the highest ranks in bravery and combat intelligence may his soul Rest In Peace and my deepest condolences to people of Ukrain and his brave family. His name will live forever. This story reminds me of our national jet hero from Afghanistan Mustafa Pilot who was a nightmare to enemies of Afghanistan.
If it is true 🥴
Nice makeup
If you have media house and stupid people to believe them then you can make hero out of nowhere, Russia is maintaining air supremacy since day 1 and this guy already hit 40 Russian plane, what a joke😂😂
remember this bullshit 😂😂😂
dA gHoosT of KIiiiiV
Hero's never die they live always in the hearts of the brave people and get inspired through them. Salute to the heroes.
Would be cool if he was real though
What hero? They don’t die than how did this happen? Because it’s a fake story. Salute to the Truth.
@@mambamolt7353 yeah still weird how people still believe in this obvious propaganda
@@josephkush1032 It's weirder yet when two Russian trolls have a conversation in english while pretending to be actual humans.
@@josephkush1032 Facts exactly it’s not normal and wired.
Ah dear God it’s so sad - what a brave young man - R.I.P. Sir. Your spirit will live on in all our memories- God Bless 🙏🇺🇦🙏
Its fake there is no ghost of Kyiv never was the whole thing is completely made up. It was literally video game footage released by the Ukranian government. This is just a pilot who got shot down doing his job.
Try again love...your be right in the end 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Rest In Peace Propaganda 2022-2022
Downing one makes he a hero, downing 40 makes him a god.
All these are garbage.There is no such thing they made it up to boost morale the truth is Ukraine does not have a chance of winning Russia is the best army in the world. There is no such thing as Ghost of Kiev
You think it's true he downed 40,think twice
40?😂😂😂😂 in his dream
@@suhaimiharun5471 🤣 if this is your idea of what best army in the world is, I shudder to think what a ragtag mob your country's army is.
R.I.P. true hero. Your achievement and sacrifice will be remembered for ages to come.
Joins 25000 other Nazis that have been wiped out. Hitler awaits you, in hell.
If you have media house and stupid people to believe them then you can make hero out of nowhere, Russia is maintaining air supremacy since day 1 and this guy already hit 40 Russian plane, what a joke😂😂
I've never heard such bullshit before
RIP! Prayers for the family. You Sir are a Hero! Let Freedom Ring!
Yes the non existan family lmao
Stepan Tarabalka
Born: January 9, 1993, Korolivka, Ukraine
Died: March 13, 2022, Ukraine
Died March 2nd 2022🤭🤭
RIP Soldier
Death isn't the end but the beginning of a Legend
it is ironic that Ukraine today admitted that the ghost of Kyiv was a fabrication of Kyiv propaganda. However, like the whole of Ukraine
I don’t know if this is true or a rumour but the courage to show up and fight for one’s country is truly a remarkable action.
In other postings, this young major received extensive training from senior US pilots/instructors from the 414th Combat Training Squadron, Nellie AFB, NV.
Since 2014, all Ukrainian instructors/pilots were given this training in the event of a war with Russia. Apparently, it paid off. He’ll now fly forever where there is no war or enemy.
So u think that American pilots are the best in the world?? Dream on
@@aleszupanic6879 no where in his sentence does he sate that American pilots are the best. He simply wrote that he got trained from them and he went on to become a great pilot with the training. Such an illiterate person you are. 🙄
@@aleszupanic6879 They are bro. Do your research.
What do you come up with all this false bullshit
to bad all of what you said is false lol
May he rest in imaginable peace! 😂
haha!
Died of dreaming
Killed?? Like it ever existed.😂
Why not say 40M
He is another symbol of the resistance to evil. He is the personification of Ukraine's fighting spirit of so many of it's people. May Ukraine win this war overwelming the Russian evil so that Russia is forced to pay reparations to Ukraine and the world . May the Ghost be immortalised as the personification of the fighting spirit of Ukraine, a gloriuos Kestrel indeed.
Ukraine is evil
everyone remember that "ghosts never die they are energy they just transform".heartfelt condolences to the major Stephan tarabalka.
Legendary Heroic Pilot Your Spirit And Dedication Lives For Ever.......
In fables...it's BS
Slava Ukraini, send more 29:ers to home of the hero🇺🇦🔱💪🇪🇺
there was a time when ppl actually believed this shit.
I'm laughing so hard reading everyone's old comments
Some still truly believe this shit for some reason 😂😂😂😂😂 this channel is ass man trying to keep up a faux professional image while posting this sort of bullshit
Ukrkainian authorities about to make money "His helmet and goggles to go on sale at an auction in London " what, really? Just this makes me not believe he downed that many jets
Whether “The Ghost of Kyiv” shot down one or forty Russian planes, he is still a true hero. To all the brave soldiers that resisted Putin, BRAVO UKRAINE 🤕
You are funny, the Ukrainian authorities recognized themselves very recently that it was a FAKE!
The command of the Ukrainian Air Force admitted that no "Ghost of Kiev" ever existed. The ghost of Kiev is a superhero legend whose figure was created by Ukrainians! This is a composite image of the pilots of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," they said on their official page. Moreover, the command of the Ukrainian aviation not only refutes the "spirit-lifting myth", but also asks to stop spreading fakes about it. The most successful operation of the "Ghost of Kiev" was a video where his image was used to "raise funds" for the "purchase of litak".
I heard some legendary stories from Ukraine 🇺🇦... respect Ukraine 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 feom navy 2 airforce all re gr8 warriors in Ukraine.. they fought wid guts not equipment.
Brave Ukraine's Pilot downed Russian 40 aircrafts before and his death.Courageous Ukraine Forces.
LMAO, There's no way a person can shoot down 40 planes "ALONE"
TRUTHruclips.net/video/kmkzURho0rU/видео.html 😱
Also very inspirational lies for bravery 😂
@@fckyoutube6019 There are plenty of ace’s in history who have shot down over 40 aircraft, but your an ace pilot so i’ll listen to you.
@@Azdalthat's all lies !!!
+++ It's new generation weapons
The myth. The legend. The ghost of Kiev.
Wow, sad to hear the ghost is resting in peace now! My condolences this family and his brother in the troops! Big lost THE GHOST OF KYIV THANK YOU FOR SERVING YOUR COUNTRY, YOUR FIGHT IS OVER NOW. REST AT PEACE WATCH OVER UR MOTHER! 🙏 😪 SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦 🤝🇺🇸🌎
Wow fake account with a black dude and emojis and everything
Rest in peace Ghost your actions and thos of your fellow combatants Will deliver a free and peaceful Ukraine, much love and respect to your family in their hours of grief. HERO of UKRAINE
The "Ghost of Kyiv" was a character in a video game. It went viral early on in the war, but it's 100% not a real person.
Yes. The Ukrainian government has already said he's not real. There were cuts from the game on RUclips about a month ago.