A Ukrainian Tactical Aviation pilot poses in the cockpit of his MIG-29 fighter jet at sunset on August 1, 2023, in eastern Ukraine.
A Ukrainian Tactical Aviation pilot poses in the cockpit of his MIG-29 fighter jet at sunset on August 1, 2023, in eastern Ukraine.
  • A new video shared by Ukraine's air force shows a MiG-29 fighter jet making a wildly low pass.
  • It's unclear what the purpose was, but in the ongoing war, Ukrainian pilots often fly low to avoid Russian radars and surface-to-air missiles.
  • Flying low has its advantages, but higher altitude is "life insurance," a former aviator said.

A wild Ukrainian air force video shows a MiG-29 fighter jet making an incredibly low airfield pass in flight, hugging the ground before soaring back up into the sky.