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Sean Penn wept for dead Ukrainian fighter pilot

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Sean Penn wept over death of Ukrainian fighter pilot he took to see Top Gun

Sean Penn wept for a Ukrainian fighter pilot, who he took to see Top Gun: Maverick in Washington, D.C.

Penn speaks to Piers Morgan in an interview on Wednesday, 22 November about his documentary on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, called ‘Superpower.’

Penn struck up a relationship with pilot Andriy Pilshchykov while shooting the documentary on Ukraine’s war against Russia, calling him a“very poetic creature,”

“He was a great leader. He is a guy who believed he owed his country his service.” Penn added.

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