Air Force: F-16 pilot killed in combat mission
Kyiv • UNN
26-year-old F-16 pilot Pavlo Ivanov died on April 12, 2025, while performing a combat mission. The circumstances of the tragedy are being established by an interdepartmental commission.

26-year-old Pavlo Ivanov died on April 12 while performing a combat mission on an F-16 aircraft, the circumstances of the tragedy are being established by an interdepartmental commission that is already working, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Saturday, writes UNN.
Unfortunately, sad news… On April 12, 2025, 26-year-old Pavlo Ivanov died while performing a combat mission on an F-16 aircraft. We express our deepest condolences to Pavlo's family. He died in battle, defending his homeland from the occupiers...
The Air Force indicated that today, F-16 pilots perform combat missions almost daily in various directions in incredibly difficult conditions, providing fighter cover for aviation strike groups and striking enemy targets. "Ukrainian pilots are working to the maximum of human and technical capabilities, risking their lives every time they perform combat missions. Pavlo was one of them!" - noted in the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
All the circumstances of the tragedy are being established by an interdepartmental commission, which has already started its work
"Eternal flight, Hero!" - noted in the Air Force.