[3] In August 2023, Moonfish started a training course in the United Kingdom with plans to eventually fly an F-16.

[4] In June 2022, Moonfish visited the US with another Ukrainian pilot, call sign Juice, to lobby for F-16s for Ukraine.

[9][10][11][12] After months of advocacy to ensure F-16s for Ukraine, Moonfish was among the first Ukrainian pilots to start F-16 training in the US.

[14] On 26 August 2024, Moonfish was killed when his F-16 crashed while repelling a Russian aerial attack, according to the Ukrainian military.

[15][16] A special commission from the Ministry of Defense has been established to determine the cause of the accident and is currently working in the area where the plane went down.