Three combat pilots of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Air Command Air Force Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine died.
As a result of the plane crash on August 25 in the Zhytomyr region, in addition to Andrey Pilshchikov (Juice), Vyacheslav Minko and Sergey Prokazin also died. This was announced by the tactical aviation brigade of the city of Vasilkov on Sunday, August 27.
“Three combat pilots of the 40th tactical aviation brigade of the Air Command of the Air Force Center of Ukraine were killed. During the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, each of them was involved in air operations to protect Ukraine , including tactical tasks. in the Eastern and Zaporozhye directions,” – said the message.
Yes, Major Vyacheslav Minko lived in the Kiev region. He returned to aviation in 2015. At the start of a full-fledged invasion, there were more than 200 flight hours. He is an experienced pilot of the brigade. He knows different types of aircraft, assigning an important part of his service to instructors.
Major Sergei Prokazin lived in the Poltava region. He devoted 24 years of his life to aviation: from a pilot to a deputy brigade commander. As of 2022, there have been over 100 hours of combat flight. His siblings remember his rare smile, honesty, ability to come to the rescue in difficult situations.
Captain Andrey Pilshchikov is from Kharkov, callsign Juice. He devoted eight years of his life to aviation. At the start of a full-fledged invasion, there were more than 500 hours of flights, including during combat missions in difficult conditions. Received several state and department awards.
Remember, yesterday it was learned that two L-39 combat training aircraft collided in the Zhytomyr region. The incident occurred on the eve of Ukraine’s Aviation Day.
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Source: korrespondent
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