Roman Filipov

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Roman Filipov
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AwardsHero of the Russian Federation
Spouse(s)Olga Filipova (m. ?–2018)
Children2

Roman Nikolayevich Filipov (Russian: Рома́н Никола́евич Фили́пов; 13 August 1984 – 3 February 2018) was a Russian military pilot who killed himself in a last stand to avoid being captured after being wounded by militants when his Su-25SM jet was shot down in Idlib Province, Syria, on 3 February 2018. Filipov was posthumously awarded the honor of the Hero of the Russian Federation.[1]

Biography

Roman Filipov was born in Voronezh into the family of a military pilot and graduated from school No. 85 in Voronezh in 2001.[2][3][4]

Upon completing the Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School, he was posted at the air base in the village of Chernigovka, Primorsky Krai, (200 km (120 mi) north of Vladivostok) in the Russian Far East. In the summer of 2017, he was stationed in Sakhalin.[3]

On 3 February 2018, during the

Jabhat Al-Nusra) and Jaysh al-Nasr, which is affiliated with the Free Syrian Army.[9]

Filipov survived the crash and was last seen on live footage being surrounded by militants and committing suicide with a grenade to avoid capture. On the same day, Russian forces retaliated by firing

Kalibr missiles targeting rebel positions in Idlib province responsible for the downing, killing at least 30 rebel fighters.[10]

Filipov's body was repatriated to Russia on 6 February 2018, where he was posthumously awarded the title of

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed his courage and service.[12]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Russian pilot shouts 'this is for our guys' as he blows himself up to evade capture in Syria
  2. REGNUM
    , 05.02.2018
  3. ^ a b Поликарпов В. (5 February 2018). ""Вечного тебе полета": пилот сбитого в Сирии Су-25 служил в Приморском крае". Komsomolskaya Pravda.
  4. ^ Сушинова Я. Минобороны рассказало об обстоятельствах гибели пилота Су-25 в Сирии // Аргументы и факты, 05.02.2018
  5. ^ Последние переговоры Романа Филипова с пилотом второго Су-25: «В меня попали! Хорошо попали! Тяну на юг...» Komsomolskaya Pravda, 7 February 2018.
  6. ^ Летчик принял бой на земле: “Ъ” узнал подробности гибели пилота Су-25 в Сирии Kommersant, 5 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Syria rebels shoot down Russian jet, capture pilot - monitor". Deutsche Welle. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  8. ^ Источник: Сбитый в Сирии самолет оказался российским Су-25
  9. ^ Погибшего в Сирии летчика представили к званию Героя России BBC, 5 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Russian cruise missiles kill at least 30 Syrian rebels after jet fighter downed". USA Today. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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  12. ^ "Tens of thousands mourn Russian pilot killed in Syria". The Washington Post. 2018-02-08. Archived from the original on 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-02-09.

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