Officers from the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) have recovered the flight data recorder from a MiG-29 fighter jet that crashed during a combat mission in the Berezivka district in Odesa Oblast on 10 August and are attempting to analyse its data.

A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 was lost during a combat mission over Odesa Oblast after an incident involving an air-launched missile. The pilot ejected and was taken to hospital.

The pilot managed to safely eject from the plane before the crash and was transported to a medical facility, the Air Force said. The cause of the incident is being investigated.