Oleksandr Oksanchenko

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yakovych and the family name is Oksanchenko.
Oleksandr Oksanchenko
831st Tactical Aviation Brigade
Battles/wars
AwardsOrder of Danylo Halytsky
Hero of Ukraine Order of the Gold Star (posthumously)
Alma materKharkiv Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots
Children2

Oleksandr Yakovych Oksanchenko (

Order of Gold Star
.

Early life

Oksanchenko was born 26 April 1968 in the village of Malomykhailivka [uk], Pokrovske Raion in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and attended his local secondary school until 1985 before commencing military aviation training.[1] He graduated from Kharkiv Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots.[2]

Career

Oksanchenko joined the

Anti-Terrorist Operation Zone.[2]

From 2013 to 2018, Oksanchenko was a display pilot of the Sukhoi Su-27 for the Ukrainian Air Force.[4] He had over 2,000 flying hours.[2] In 2016, he flew in the Malta International Airshow.[5] He was the winner of the 2016 Slovak International Air Fest [uk] and was presented with a trophy from the Slovak Air Force commander.[6] In 2016, Oksanchenko was honored as the Myrhorod person of the year.[3] In 2017, he won the As the Crow Flies Award for the best display at the Royal International Air Tattoo.[5] In 2018, he won best pilot at the Czech International Air Fest [cs].[7][5] Oksanchenko was a colonel when he retired in 2018.[2][4]

He was a member of the Strength and Honor (Ukrainian: Сила і Честь) party in Poltava Oblast.[8] Starting in November 2020, he served as one of the deputies in the Myrhorod city council.[2][3][8]

Oksanchenko came out of retirement to resume

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On the night of 25 February, he was killed by a missile while defending the skies over Kyiv.[9]

Personal life

Oksanchenko had two daughters.[8]

Legacy

 831 st tactical aviation brigade Twitter
@831TABr

ПІД МУЗИКУ ПАЛАЮЧОГО ФОРПЕПІАНО…🎹 Українські пілоти вшанували пам’ять своїх бойових побратимів.
Назавжди в строю! 🫡✈️🇺🇦 @PvK_Center_UA @KpsZSU pic.twitter.com/jxK9KBt4Bx

UNDER THE MUSIC OF BURNING FORTEPIANO...🎹 Ukrainian pilots honored the memory of their fighting brothers. Forever in order! 🫡✈️🇺🇦 @PvK_Center_UA @KpsZSU pic.twitter.com/jxK9KBt4Bx

29 August 2023[10]

On 29 August 2023, the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shared a video of

Oksanchenko" (for Su-27P "100 BLUE"[12]).[13]

Awards

Oksanchenko was a recipient of the Order of Danylo Halytsky.[3] He was posthumously awarded the Order of Gold Star by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[4][14][15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Profile: Oksanchenko Alexander Yakovlevich" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Myrhorod City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022. Я, Оксанченко Олександр Якович, народився 26 квітня 1968р. в с. Маломихайлівка Покровського району Дніпропетровської області. ... З 1975р по 1985р. - навчався в Маломихайлівській середній школі. 1985-1989р.р. - навчався в Харківському Вищому військовому авіаційному училищі льотчиків. [I, Oksanchenko Alexander Yakovlevich, was born on 26 April 1968. in the village Malomykhailivka, Pokrovsky district, Dnipropetrovsk region. ... From 1975 to 1985. - studied at Malomykhailivska secondary school. 1985-1989 - studied at the Kharkiv Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots.]
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Стал Героем посмертно. Погиб один из лучших летчиков-истребителей в мире Александр Оксанченко". ФОКУС (in Russian). 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Pruglo, Jan (1 March 2022). "У бою загинув миргородський ас Олександр Оксанченко — Герой України посмертно". Інтернет-Видання «Полтавщина» (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Legendary Ukrainian display pilot known as Grey Wolf dies in combat". The Week. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Attard, Giuseppe (1 March 2022). "Ukrainian fighter pilot who took part in 2016 Malta Airshow killed while defending Kyiv". The Malta Independent. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  6. ^ Kuznetsov, Sergey (30 August 2016). "Український льотчик переміг на міжнародному авіашоу SIAF-2016 у Словаччині". Зеркало недели | Дзеркало тижня | Mirror Weekly. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Оксанченко став найкращим асом на чеському авіашоу" [Oksanchenko became the best ace on the Czech air show]. Poltava Battalion (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Міська рада :: Офіційний сайт міста Миргород. Офіційний сайт Миргородської міської ради" [City Council :: Official site of Myrhorod city. Official site of Myrhorod City Council]. myrgorod.pl.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Oleksandr Oksanchenko Death, Ukrainian best fighter pilot dies in the battle". DeathObits.com. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  10. ^ 831 st tactical aviation brigade [@831TABr] (29 August 2023). "ПІД МУЗИКУ ПАЛАЮЧОГО ФОРПЕПІАНО…🎹 Українські пілоти вшанували пам'ять своїх бойових побратимів.
    Назавжди в строю! 🫡✈️🇺🇦 @PvK_Center_UA @KpsZSU [https://pic.twitter.com/jxK9KBt4Bx pic.twitter.com/jxK9KBt4Bx]"     (Tweet) – via Twitter.    {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Sukhoi Su-27, 30 BLUE (cn 36911013918)". spotters.net.ua. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Sukhoi Su-2, 100 BLUE (cn 36911035716)". spotters.net.ua. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  13. 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade (video). Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via Facebook
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  14. ^ ""Збив Іл-76 росіян". 12 нових Героїв України: що про них відомо". LIGA (in Ukrainian). 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Zelensky awards title of Hero of Ukraine to 12 servicemen, six of them posthumously – decree". Interfax-Ukraine. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

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