Ukraine Admits The 'Ghost Of Kyiv' Is A Myth

Ukraine admits that the “Ghost of Kyiv” was made up. Facebook/Генеральний  

Washington Post: The 'Ghost of Kyiv' was never alive, Ukrainian air force says 

The “Ghost of Kyiv.” 

That’s what admirers called a Ukrainian fighter pilot who was said to have shot down 40 enemy planes. Over the weekend, Ukrainian officials admitted that the ghost, in fact, never existed. 

“Ghost of Kyiv is a superhero-legend whose character was created by Ukrainians,” Ukraine’s air force said Saturday, confirming that it was all a bit of mythmaking. 

The news came two days after the Times of London identified the ghost as Maj. Stepan Tarabalka, a pilot who died March 13 in an air battle with Russian forces.  

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WNU Editor: I am not surprised that the "Ghost of Kyiv: is a myth. The Ukraine government had to lift morale at the start of the war, and the Ghost of Lyiv was one of the tools they used. The big question that remains unanswered is why did the Western media fall hook-line-and-sinker for this story. 

Ukraine Admits The 'Ghost Of Kyiv' Is A Myth 

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