Ukrainian fighter pilot known as 'Ghost of Kyiv' has been killed in the war in the country, Mayor of Kolomyia, Bogdan Stanislavsky announced. After his death, the identity of the pilot was revealed as Major Stepan Tarabalka, 29. Tarabalka lost his life when the MiG-29 he was flying was shot down while battling "overwhelming" enemy forces, Stanislavsky said.