American Pilot Dead in Ukrainian Military Plane Crash

A Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet lands during the Clear Sky 2018 multinational military drills at Starokostiantyniv Air Base in Khmelnytskyi Region, Ukraine, on Oct. 12, 2018. Gleb Garanich/Reuters

An American pilot died when a Ukrainian air force plane went down during a training exercise on Oct. 16, officials said.

Two pilots, including the American, died in the crash in the Khmelnytskyi region about 200 miles from Kyiv, the capital, according to the country’s Defense Ministry, Radio Free Europe reported.