Lieutenant Colonel Mes died on August 26 while carrying out a combat mission.
No further details were released.
It is reported that a resident of Lutsk, Oleksiy Mes, born on October 20, 1993, served under contract and was appointed to the position of support squadron commander - deputy commander of the operational group.
Earlier, the press service of the 144th Fighter Wing of the US Air National Guard reported that Mes was trained on the F-16 in the United States.