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Heroic Ukrainian pilot takes selfie covered in blood after drone battle

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Published 14:57 8 Dec 2022 GMT

Heroic Ukrainian pilot takes selfie covered in blood after drone battle

The pilot managed to find time to snap the picture after ejecting from his plane

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

A Ukrainian pilot has gone viral after finding the time to snap a picture of his blood-covered face while parachuting down to the ground after ejecting from his plane.

Moments after taking part in a battle with Russian drones, I can't imagine taking a selfie would be the first thing on my list, but Major Vadym Voroshylov caught a moment in history as he did exactly that.

The pilot, who is already an accomplished photographer and videographer, firmly positioned himself as Ukrainian air force’s most famous MiG-29 pilot when he shared his snap taken as he left behind his ruined MiG plane in October.

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Flying under the call sign 'Karaya', which is also his handle on Instagram and YouTube, Voroshylov captures moments in his plane for the internet and has earned himself a reputation as a drone killer.

He successfully shot down five Russian drones within the space of just one week after the enemy began sending in Iranian-made Shahed suicide drones on missions to strike Ukrainian cities and power plants, but he got hit by the explosion of the final drone.

The pilot was flying over Vinnytsia in west-central Ukraine when he was hit, with debris from the unmanned drone hitting his plane and leaving him with injuries to his cheek and neck.

He pulled the ejection handle, but decided to use the journey down to snap the now-famous selfie of his blood-covered face.

The pilot shared the picture to show life 'behind the scenes'.
@___karaya___/Instagram

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Sharing the post on Instagram this week, the pilot wrote (translated): "December 6 Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine! I'll put it in a nutshell. No one and nothing can break us!

"The Defense Forces of Ukraine stand to protect not only our State, they stand to protect the whole civilised world, it is a shield that protects the Western world from the horde that leaves only chaos and destruction behind! But this protection is very expensive for the sons of Ukraine, so it needs to be understood and remembered!

"Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Victory is ours."

The pilot alluded to popular footage of 'planes flying' and 'rockets firing' but said there is 'no understanding of what is happening behind the scenes'.

"So I decided to upload the unedited photo," he explained.

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A few weeks after his ordeal in the skies, Voroshylov was awarded Ukraine's highest military honour of 'Hero of Ukraine, Order of the Gold Star' by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy

He is now said to be back in the air after recovering from his wounds.

Featured Image Credit: @karaya/Instagram

Topics: Ukraine, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Instagram

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is the Community Desk Lead at LADbible Group. Emily first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route. She went on to graduate with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University before contributing to The Sunday Times Travel Magazine and Student Problems. She joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features, and now works as Community Desk Lead to commission and write human interest stories from across the globe.

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