In Kyiv, they said goodbye to two hero pilots. The farewell ceremony took place on March 7.
So, in the capital they said goodbye to 22-year-old Igor Solomennikov and 55-year-old Viktor Volynets. Unfortunately, they died in the Donbas during a combat mission.
What is known about the Heroes
Viktor is from the Zhytomyr region and is a graduate of the Chernihiv Higher Military Aviation School for Pilots. Until February 24, 2022, he worked as a civil airline pilot. And since October of this year, he served as part of the 7th tactical aviation brigade named after Peter Franko.
Igor comes from the temporarily occupied Sevastopol. The military pilot graduated from the Kharkiv National Air Force University named after Ivan Kozhedub. He also served in the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade.
Our defenders conducted more than one sortie as part of the same crew. 22-year-old Igor was a navigator. 55-year-old Victor is a pilot. They died in the Donbas during a combat mission. The crew was hit by an enemy fighter, the Air Force said.
Hero pilots were buried in Kyiv / photo Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Losses of Ukraine
- On March 7, in Kyiv, they also said goodbye to four fighters of the sabotage and reconnaissance group from the volunteer battalion “Brotherhood”. At the end of December, they died on the territory of the Bryansk region during a combat mission.
- Also, defending the independence of Ukraine, protecting the life of each of its citizens, the military of an entire tank crew of the 93rd separate mechanized brigade “Cold Yar” of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine died.
- On the evening of March 7, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the tragic news of the death of Dmitry “Da Vinci” Kotsyubailo. Witnesses of this tragedy told how the Hero died and how bravely he fought.
