Ghost of Kyiv

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	[[File:Ghost of Kyiv Art.jpg\|thumb\|''Ghost of Kyiv'', painting by Ukrainian illustrator [[Andrii Dankovych]].]]		[[File:Ghost of Kyiv Art.jpg\|thumb\|''Ghost of Kyiv'', painting by Ukrainian illustrator [[Andrii Dankovych]].]]

	The '''Ghost of Kyiv''' ({{Langx\|uk\|Привид Києва\|translit=Pryvyd Kyieva}},<ref name="5Kanal20220225">{{cite news\|date=25 February 2022 \|script-title=uk:"Привид Києва": пілот МіГ-29 за 30 годин здобув 6 повітряних перемог над окупантом \|trans-title="Ghost of Kyiv": MiG-29 pilot won 6 air victories over the occupier in 30 hours \|url=https://www.5.ua/ukrayina/pryvyd-kyieva-pilot-mih-29-za-30-hodyn-zdobuv-6-povitrianykh-peremoh-nad-okupantom-269346.html \|language=uk \|work=[[5 Kanal (Ukraine)\|5 Kanal]] \|access-date=25 February 2022 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225201409/https://www.5.ua/ukrayina/pryvyd-kyieva-pilot-mih-29-za-30-hodyn-zdobuv-6-povitrianykh-peremoh-nad-okupantom-269346.html \|archive-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> {{IPA\|uk\|ˈprɪwɪd ˈkɪjewɐ\|pron}}) is the nickname given to a [[Legend\|mythical]]<ref name="Bubola">{{cite news \|last=Bubola \|first=Emma \|date=1 May 2022 \|title=Ukraine acknowledges that the 'Ghost of Kyiv' is a myth. \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/01/world/europe/ghost-kyiv-ukraine-myth.html \|access-date=2 May 2022 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="forbes_2022-04">{{cite magazine \|last=Axe \|first=David \|author-link=David Axe \|date=30 April 2022 \|title=The 'Ghost Of Kyiv,' Who Was Never Real, Just Got Killed In The Press \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/04/30/the-ghost-of-kyiv-who-was-never-real-just-got-killed-in-the-press/ \|magazine=[[Forbes]] \|access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Lajka\|first=Arijeta \|date=2 May 2022\|title=Ukraine admits 'Ghost of Kyiv' fighter pilot is a myth\|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-europe-media-social-cc6e278ae22f37476eb95e5133541047\|work=[[Associated Press]]\|access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> [[Mikoyan MiG-29\|MiG-29 Fulcrum]] [[flying ace]] credited with shooting down six [[Russia]]n planes over [[Kyiv]] during the [[Kyiv offensive (2022)\|Kyiv offensive]] on 24 February 2022. Various reports, including the [[Security Service of Ukraine]], made similar claims. The Ghost of Kyiv has been credited as a [[morale]] booster for Ukrainians during the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]].		The '''Ghost of Kyiv''' ({{Langx\|uk\|Привид Києва\|translit=Pryvyd Kyieva}},<ref name="5Kanal20220225">{{cite news\|date=25 February 2022 \|script-title=uk:"Привид Києва": пілот МіГ-29 за 30 годин здобув 6 повітряних перемог над окупантом \|trans-title="Ghost of Kyiv": MiG-29 pilot won 6 air victories over the occupier in 30 hours \|url=https://www.5.ua/ukrayina/pryvyd-kyieva-pilot-mih-29-za-30-hodyn-zdobuv-6-povitrianykh-peremoh-nad-okupantom-269346.html \|language=uk \|work=[[5 Kanal (Ukraine)\|5 Kanal]] \|access-date=25 February 2022 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225201409/https://www.5.ua/ukrayina/pryvyd-kyieva-pilot-mih-29-za-30-hodyn-zdobuv-6-povitrianykh-peremoh-nad-okupantom-269346.html \|archive-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> {{IPA\|uk\|ˈprɪwɪd ˈkɪjewɐ\|pron}}) is the nickname given to a [[Legend\|mythical]]<ref name="Bubola">{{cite news \|last=Bubola \|first=Emma \|date=1 May 2022 \|title=Ukraine acknowledges that the 'Ghost of Kyiv' is a myth. \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/01/world/europe/ghost-kyiv-ukraine-myth.html \|access-date=2 May 2022 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="forbes_2022-04">{{cite magazine \|last=Axe \|first=David \|author-link=David Axe \|date=30 April 2022 \|title=The 'Ghost Of Kyiv,' Who Was Never Real, Just Got Killed In The Press \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/04/30/the-ghost-of-kyiv-who-was-never-real-just-got-killed-in-the-press/ \|magazine=[[Forbes]] \|access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Lajka\|first=Arijeta \|date=2 May 2022\|title=Ukraine admits 'Ghost of Kyiv' fighter pilot is a myth\|url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-europe-media-social-cc6e278ae22f37476eb95e5133541047\|work=[[Associated Press]]\|access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> [[Mikoyan MiG-29\|MiG-29 Fulcrum]] [[flying ace]] who was alleged to have shot down six [[Russia]]n planes over [[Kyiv]] during the [[Kyiv offensive (2022)\|Kyiv offensive]] on 24 February 2022. The origin of the myth is unclear, but it was propagated widely by both Ukrainian and Western media outlets, as well as official sources such as the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] and the [[Security Service of Ukraine]]. The Ghost of Kyiv has been credited as a [[morale]] booster for Ukrainians during the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]].

	Two months after the story spread, the [[Ukrainian Air Force]] acknowledged that the fighter was a myth, and warned people not to "neglect the basic rules of information hygiene" and to "check the sources of information, before spreading it".<ref name="Bubola" /><ref name="wp_2022-05" /><ref name="bbc_2022-05" /> Experts have stated that stories such as Ghost of Kyiv are part of [[Ukrainian propaganda during Russian invasion of Ukraine\|Ukrainian propaganda]] or a morale-boosting campaign, or potentially both.<ref name="nytimes_2022_03_033">{{Cite news \|last1=Thompson \|first1=Stuart A. \|last2=Alba \|first2=Davey \|author-link2=Davey Alba \|date=2022-03-03 \|title=Fact and Mythmaking Blend in Ukraine's Information War \|website=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/technology/ukraine-war-misinfo.html \|accessdate=2022-05-02 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314075954/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/technology/ukraine-war-misinfo.html \|archivedate=2022-03-14 \|quote= \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|language=ru\|url=https://factcheck.kg/prizrak-kieva-eto-ukrainskaya-propaganda-ili-realnyj-chelovek-proveryaem/\|title="Призрак Киева" - это украинская пропаганда или реальный человек? Проверяем\|website=Factcheck.kg\|date=2022-07-31\|access-date=2022-12-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|language=en\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/oct/15/russia-ukraine-war-live-news-many-russian-reservists-likely-buying-their-own-body-armour-says-uk\|title=Russia-Ukraine war live: 'endemic corruption and poor logistics' harming Russian military, says UK – as it happened \|last1=Yang \|first1=Maya \|last2=Badshah \|first2=Nadeem \|last3=Thomas \|first3=Tobi \|website=[[The Guardian]]\|date=2022-10-15\|access-date=2023-01-23\|quote=Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has revealed the identity of the “Ghost of Vinnytsia” who had replaced the “Ghost of Kyiv”, which turned out to be propaganda, in a Twitter post}}</ref>		Two months after the story spread, the [[Ukrainian Air Force]] acknowledged that it was not factual, and warned people not to "neglect the basic rules of information hygiene" and to "check the sources of information, before spreading it".<ref name="Bubola" /><ref name="wp_2022-05" /><ref name="bbc_2022-05" /> Experts have stated that stories such as Ghost of Kyiv are part of [[Ukrainian propaganda during Russian invasion of Ukraine\|Ukrainian propaganda]] or a morale-boosting campaign, or potentially both.<ref name="nytimes_2022_03_033">{{Cite news \|last1=Thompson \|first1=Stuart A. \|last2=Alba \|first2=Davey \|author-link2=Davey Alba \|date=2022-03-03 \|title=Fact and Mythmaking Blend in Ukraine's Information War \|website=[[The New York Times]] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/technology/ukraine-war-misinfo.html \|accessdate=2022-05-02 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314075954/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/technology/ukraine-war-misinfo.html \|archivedate=2022-03-14 \|quote= \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|language=ru\|url=https://factcheck.kg/prizrak-kieva-eto-ukrainskaya-propaganda-ili-realnyj-chelovek-proveryaem/\|title="Призрак Киева" - это украинская пропаганда или реальный человек? Проверяем\|website=Factcheck.kg\|date=2022-07-31\|access-date=2022-12-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|language=en\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/oct/15/russia-ukraine-war-live-news-many-russian-reservists-likely-buying-their-own-body-armour-says-uk\|title=Russia-Ukraine war live: 'endemic corruption and poor logistics' harming Russian military, says UK – as it happened \|last1=Yang \|first1=Maya \|last2=Badshah \|first2=Nadeem \|last3=Thomas \|first3=Tobi \|website=[[The Guardian]]\|date=2022-10-15\|access-date=2023-01-23\|quote=Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has revealed the identity of the “Ghost of Vinnytsia” who had replaced the “Ghost of Kyiv”, which turned out to be propaganda, in a Twitter post}}</ref>

	== Background and claims ==		== Background and claims ==