In the skies over Donetsk region on March 8, an experienced fighter pilot, Major Andriy Tkachenko from Ivano-Frankivsk, fought his last battle.
Ukrainian pilot Andriy Tkachenko died at the front
Air Force Major Tkachenko lost his life while performing a combat mission.
Plast representative Yuriy Yuzych wrote about this on his Facebook page.
Since his youth, he belonged to the "Orlana" group of 61 boys. He passed an excellent platoon training, obtaining the rank of platoon-reconnaissance officer, which involved many camps, competitions and training. Among other things, there is the national reservoir Letun camp "Chota Krylatykh.
In 2008, Andriy Tkachenko entered the Kharkiv National University of the Air Force named after Ivan Kozhedub. Graduated in 2012.
He made his first solo flights on the L-39 in October 2009. He was experienced in skydiving. He completed military service in Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, then returned to Ivano-Frankivsk. Performed combat tasks during anti-terrorist operation and OOS.
After the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, fighter pilot Andriy Tkachenko performed combat missions in the east and south of the country.
On the Facebook page of the Sambir region, it was reported that Andriy Tkachenko was born in Sambor on December 10, 1990. He spent his childhood and youth there.
Andriy Tkachenko died on March 8, 2024. He will be buried in Ivano-Frankivsk, where the pilot lived with his family.
He is survived by his parents, older brother, wife and six-year-old son.
Pilot Vladyslav Rykov died
The pilot's death was reported by his brother, attack pilot Rostyslav Lazarenko.
Vladyslav Rykov had 385 sorties on his account.
He was the best pilot and commander I knew. He covered my back from the beginning of the full-scale war, both on the ground and in the air, he prepared a large number of both combat followers and presenters, - wrote Lazarenko.
For me, this is an extremely heavy loss, since during these almost two years of war, Vlad was always there and we solved all problems together. Few people knew Vlad, but I will tell his story later, because such people should be known and remembered - he gave his life for our lives, for our freedom and for our Ukraine!
Vladyslav Rykov was a Su-25 pilot. He is survived by his wife and little daughter.
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