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Spanish Air Force Pilot Dies After Plane Crashes Into Sea

Story: Forces.net
A Spanish air force pilot has managed to eject before his
died after his military aircraft single-seater light attack
crashed into the sea off a aircraft crashed.
beach in south eastern Spain.
The Spanish-built C-101
A defence ministry statement crashed around 9.40am on
said a body found in the water Monday during a training
is believed to be the pilot’s, flight.
although final forensic confir-
mation is pending. The ministry gave no further
details regarding the pilot or
In an earlier statement, the the accident.
ministry had said the pilot Read more here...

Two US Soldiers ‘Killed In Action’ In Afghanistan

Story: Forces.net
Two American service members to concluding a historic peace
have been killed in Afghanistan. agreement with the United States,
that would bring almost 18 years of
The NATO-led Resolute Support conflict to an end.
mission said in a statement they
were “killed in action”. Negotiations between the Taliban
and an Afghan delegation would
It brings the number of US troops then follow.
killed in Afghanistan to at least 14
in 2019. About 14,000 US troops are sta-
tioned in Afghanistan as part of
It comes as talks between the US the US-led NATO mission to train,
and the Taliban are set to resume in assist and advise Afghan forces
Qatar. and to carry out counter-terrorism
operations.
The Taliban said recently it is close More here...

72 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russia’s war this year

Story: Kyivpost.com The overall death toll 26, French President
for Ukrainian military Emmanuel Macron said
As Ukrainian authorities killed in action since the leaders of the four
hope to revive peace hostilities began in 2014 countries will hold talks
talks with Russia, the has reached 3,009 sol- in September aimed at
death toll for Ukrainian diers as of Aug. 29. ending the conflict in
troops killed in action eastern Ukraine.
keeps growing. After getting elected
in April, Ukrainian More than 13,000 people
Since the start of the President Volodymyr have been killed in the
year, at least 72 Ukraini- Zelensky has called for a Donbas conflict since
an soldiers – 29 of them four-way meeting with hostilities started in
in summer alone – have Russia, Germany, and April 2014, when Rus-
been killed in the Don- France, known as the sian-backed separatists
bas, according to the Normandy format. Mos- took up arms against
Kyiv Post count based cow has said there is in- government forces in the
on military and media terest in renewing peace Donetsk and Luhansk
reports. discussions, but no date oblasts.
has been set. On Aug. Read more here...

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