{"id":1459579,"date":"2022-05-01T15:29:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T19:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1459579"},"modified":"2022-05-01T15:29:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T19:29:39","slug":"ukraine-now-admits-the-ghost-of-kyiv-never-really-existed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-now-admits-the-ghost-of-kyiv-never-really-existed\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Now Admits \u2018The Ghost Of Kyiv\u2019 Never Really Existed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-now-admits-the-ghost-of-kyiv-never-really-existed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1459579&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/Ghost-of-Kyiv.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Ghost of Kyiv \u2014 an internet legend and supposed hero who reportedly shot down 40 enemy planes since Russia invaded Ukraine \u2014 never actually existed, the Eastern European nation has now admitted.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, various media outlets reported that Major Stepan Tarabalka, a 29-year-old Ukrainian father who was recently killed in battle, was the heroic \u201cGhost of Ukraine.\u201d On Sunday, the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/11\/ukrainian-military-warns-ghost-of-kyiv-is-coming-for-russias-soul\/\">reported<\/a> that the Ukrainian air force announced on its Facebook page that those reports were not true, and that the alleged near-mythological pilot was simply a myth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhost of Kyiv is a superhero-legend whose character was created by Ukrainians!\u201d the Ukrainian Air Force Command\u2019s Facebook account <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kpszsu\/posts\/363834939117794\">shared<\/a> in a post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHero of Ukraine Stepan Tarabalka is NOT \u2018Ghost of Kyiv\u2019 and he did NOT hit 40 planes,\u201d the post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kpszsu\/posts\/363834939117794\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter, the UAF provided more detail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe information about the death of the The Ghost of <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#Kyiv<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> is incorrect,\u201d the Ukrainian air force tweeted. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cThe <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#GhostOfKyiv<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> is alive, it embodies the collective spirit of the highly qualified pilots of the Tactical Aviation Brigade who are successfully defending <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#Kyiv<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> and the region,\u201d it noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The information about the death of the The Ghost of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kyiv?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kyiv<\/a> is incorrect. The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GhostOfKyiv?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GhostOfKyiv<\/a> is alive, it embodies the collective spirit of the highly qualified pilots of the Tactical Aviation Brigade who are successfully defending <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kyiv?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kyiv<\/a> and the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ukrainian Air Force (@KpsZSU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KpsZSU\/status\/1520572588560470016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ukrainian member of parliament Lesia Vaslynko added to that message, admitting that the Ghost was not an actual human.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA few point on the Ghost of Kyiv: \u2043he is alive and well \u2043he can\u2019t be killed \u2013 he is a ghost \u2043he IS a legend \u2043he is all those brave ace pilots that appear out of nowhere protecting the skies,\u201d Vaslynko tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A few point on the Ghost of Kyiv:<br \/>\u2043he is alive and well<br \/>\u2043he can\u2019t be killed \u2013 he is a ghost <br \/>\u2043he IS a legend<br \/>\u2043he is all those brave ace pilots that appear out of nowhere protecting the skies<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lesia Vasylenko (@lesiavasylenko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lesiavasylenko\/status\/1520691186025091072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While many have long suspected that the unnamed pilot was fictional, former Ukrainian officials like President Petro Poroshenko seem to have claimed that he was a real person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the photo \u2013 the MiG-29 pilot. The same \u2018Ghost of Kiev.\u2019 It terrifies enemies and pride Ukrainians,\u201d Poroshenko tweeted in late February. \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">He has 6 victories over Russian pilots! With such powerful defenders, Ukraine will definitely win!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"uk\" dir=\"ltr\">\u041d\u0430 \u0444\u043e\u0442\u043e \u2013 \u043f\u0456\u043b\u043e\u0442 \u041c\u0456\u0413-29. \u0422\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0430\u043c\u0438\u0439 \u00ab\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0438\u0434 \u041a\u0438\u0454\u0432\u0430\u00bb. <\/p>\n<p>\u0412\u0456\u043d \u0432\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0454 \u0436\u0430\u0445 \u0443 \u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0456\u0432 \u0442\u0430 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u0434\u0456\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0446\u0456\u0432 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 <\/p>\n<p>\u041d\u0430 \u0439\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0445\u0443\u043d\u043a\u0443 6 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043c\u043e\u0433 \u043d\u0430\u0434 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u043f\u0456\u043b\u043e\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438! <\/p>\n<p>\u0417 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0442\u0443\u0436\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0437\u0430\u0445\u0438\u0441\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0430 \u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u043e \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GJLpcJ31Si\">pic.twitter.com\/GJLpcJ31Si<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u041f\u0435\u0442\u0440\u043e \u041f\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e (@poroshenko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/poroshenko\/status\/1497293195763408905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s Staff of the Armed Forces\u2019 Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=269800275333058&#038;set=a.229159252730494\">had also posted<\/a> a photo reportedly of the Ghost of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Hello, Russian villain, I\u2019m flying for your soul!\u2019 \u2013 the Ghost of Kyiv,\u201d the post said alongside a photo of a Ukrainian pilot.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it is evident that the Ghost never existed and was used instead to rally Ukrainians against invading Russian forces.\u00a0Ukrainian military historian Mikhail Zhirohov <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-61285833.amp\">told The BBC<\/a> that the entire story was \u201cpropaganda for raising morale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s essential to have this propaganda, because our armed forces are smaller, and many think we can\u2019t be equal to them [the Russians]. We need this in wartime,\u201d Zhirohov added.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, a Ukrainian military expert \u201cwho requested anonymity told the BBC the Ghost of Kyiv story \u2018has helped to raise morale at a time when people need simple stories.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same? <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/utm.io\/ueuP8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a member now and join our mission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghost of Kyiv \u2014 an internet legend and supposed hero who reportedly shot down 40 enemy planes since Russia invaded Ukraine \u2014 never actually existed, the Eastern European nation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":1481151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1459579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1459579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1459579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1459579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1481151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1459579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1459579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1459579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}