 Hundreds of Ukrainians attended a church ceremony on August 29 to pay their last respects to a celebrated fighter pilot with the Kulsayn juice who was killed in an air disaster during training. The death of Andriy Pilschaikov, 30, a poster boy for Ukraine's Air Force who lobbied Western governments for supplies of F-16 fighter jets, was a bitter blow for Ukraine's military as it battles Russia. The cathedral's large bell told as six soldiers in uniform unloaded the pilot's coffin from a green van and brought it inside. A military marching band played the national anthem. Pilschaikov's mother was draped in a heavy black dress and veil. After the ceremony, Pilschaikov's mother asked the commander of the Air Force, who attended the ceremony, to promise to take her on the first F-16 flight in Ukraine as a tribute to her son. Pilschaikov's mother was draped in a heavy black dress and veil. The commander of the Air Force was draped in a heavy black dress and veil. Pilschaikov's mother was draped in a heavy black dress and veil. The commander of the Air Force was draped in a heavy black dress and veil. The commander of the Air Force was draped in a heavy black dress and veil. Pilschaikov's mother was draped in a heavy black dress and veil. Pilschaikov's mother was draped in a heavy black dress and veil.