A Ukrainian pilot, 63 years old, was killed in action during a drone attack while on duty.

Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson said that Colonel Konstantin Obolin, director of the Odessa Aviation Club and an Air Force pilot, was killed in action during a Russian "Pchela" suicide drone attack this morning.

Colonel Konstantin Obolin was responsible for piloting the Yak-52 aircraft to intercept Russian drones in Odessa. It is possible that something happened during his usual flight to intercept the drones, leading to a crash and his death today.

Obolin's daughter posted on Facebook that on the early morning of July 19, Colonel Konstantin Obolin (callsign "Kamikaze"), a Ukrainian pilot and head of the Odessa Aviation Club, died while flying a "Yak-52" training aircraft on a combat mission to shoot down a Russian "Pchela" drone, at the age of 63.

This morning, the Ukrainian Amethyst ammunition plant in the Shostka area of Sumy region was struck by 14 FAB-UMPK aerial bombs from the Russian forces, completely flattened. Preliminary data shows that the bombs hit dozens of times, with 10 to 13 explosions recorded at the factory.

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