Oleksandr Oksanchenko Explained

Oleksandr Oksanchenko
Native Name:Олександр Оксанченко
Native Name Lang:uk
Birth Date:26 April 1968
Birth Place:Malomykhailivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Death Place:Kyiv, Ukraine
Nickname:Grey Wolf
Birth Name:Oleksandr Yakovych Oksanchenko
Allegiance: (1989–1991)
(1991–2018, 2022)
Branch:
Serviceyears:1989–2018
2022
Rank:Colonel (Polkovnyk)
Unit:831st Tactical Aviation Brigade
Battles:
Awards:Order of Danylo Halytsky
Order of the Gold Star (posthumously)
Alma Mater:Kharkiv Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots
Children:2

Oleksandr Yakovych Oksanchenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Якович Оксанченко; 26 April 1968 – 25 February 2022), nicknamed the Grey Wolf, was a Ukrainian fighter pilot and Myrhorod city councilor. He was a colonel in the Ukrainian Air Force who won awards in several air shows before retiring in 2018. In 2022, he returned to serve in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was killed by a Russian S-400 missile during the Battle of Kyiv. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Gold Star.

Early life

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

Career

Oksanchenko joined the Soviet Air Force in 1989.[3] He worked as an instructor pilot, later rising to the position of deputy commander responsible for flight training of his unit.[2] During the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, he was stationed at Belbek Air Base and was in combat in Crimea and 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 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 .[7] 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.[8]

Oksanchenko came out of retirement to resume active duty during the 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.

Legacy

On 29 August 2023, the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shared a video of piano burning ceremony has been held as a tribute to fallen Ukrainian fighter pilot and commemorated to and Oleksandr Oksanchenko. On video of the ceremony shared by 831st TBA shown a piano with painted pilots' nicknames and planes' tail numbers as next: "11 Chobanu" (for Su-27S "11 BLUE"), "30 Kyryliuk" (for Su-27S "30 BLUE"[10]) and "100 Oksanchenko" (for Su-27P "100 BLUE"[11]).[12]

Awards

Oksanchenko was a recipient of the Order of Danylo Halytsky. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Gold Star by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.[13] [14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile: Oksanchenko Alexander Yakovlevich . Myrhorod City Council . 5 March 2022 . uk . 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. . 24 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124011558/http://myrgorod.pl.ua/files/docs/Deputati/8sklik/Biograf/oksanchenko.pdf . live .
  2. Web site: 1 March 2022 . Стал Героем посмертно. Погиб один из лучших летчиков-истребителей в мире Александр Оксанченко . 2 March 2022 . ФОКУС . ru . 1 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220301160626/https://focus.ua/voennye-novosti/508088-odin-iz-luchshih-letchikov-v-mire-ukrainec-aleksandr-oksanchenko-pogib-v-boyu-s-vragom-video . live .
  3. News: Pruglo . Jan . 1 March 2022 . У бою загинув миргородський ас Олександр Оксанченко — Герой України посмертно . uk . Інтернет-Видання «Полтавщина» . live . 2 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302152906/https://poltava.to/news/64992/ . 2 March 2022.
  4. News: 1 March 2022 . Legendary Ukrainian display pilot known as Grey Wolf dies in combat . en . The Week . live . 2 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220305093829/https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2022/03/01/legendary-ukrainian-display-pilot-known-as-grey-wolf-dies-in-combat.html . 5 March 2022.
  5. News: Attard . Giuseppe . 1 March 2022 . Ukrainian fighter pilot who took part in 2016 Malta Airshow killed while defending Kyiv . . 2 March 2022 . 1 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220301211710/https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2022-03-01/local-news/Ukrainian-fighter-pilot-who-took-part-in-2016-Malta-Airshow-killed-while-defending-Kyiv-6736241072 . live .
  6. Web site: Kuznetsov . Sergey . 30 August 2016 . Український льотчик переміг на міжнародному авіашоу SIAF-2016 у Словаччині . 2 March 2022 . Зеркало недели Дзеркало тижня Mirror Weekly . 2 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302215840/https://zn.ua/ukr/UKRAINE/ukrayinskiy-lotchik-peremig-na-mizhnarodnomu-aviashaou-siaf-2016-u-slovachchini-217526_.html . live .
  7. Web site: Оксанченко став найкращим асом на чеському авіашоу . Oksanchenko became the best ace on the Czech air show . 2 March 2022 . . uk . 28 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220228233116/https://poltava365.com/oksanchenko-stav-najkrashhim-asom-na-cheskomu-aviashou.html . live .
  8. Web site: Міська рада :: Офіційний сайт міста Миргород. Офіційний сайт Миргородської міської ради . uk . City Council :: Official site of Myrhorod city. Official site of Myrhorod City Council. myrgorod.pl.ua . 5 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210125162135/http://myrgorod.pl.ua/page/miska-vlada/miska-rada . 25 January 2021.
  9. Web site: 2022-03-01 . Oleksandr Oksanchenko Death, Ukrainian best fighter pilot dies in the battle . 2022-03-22 . DeathObits.com . en-US.
  10. Web site: Sukhoi Su-27, 30 BLUE (cn 36911013918) . 2023-08-28 . spotters.net.ua.
  11. Web site: Sukhoi Su-27, 100 BLUE (cn 36911035716) . 2023-08-28 . spotters.net.ua.
  12. Web site: 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade (Ukraine) . ПІД МУЗИКУ ПАЛАЮЧОГО ФОРПЕПІАНО… Українські пілоти вшанували пам'ять своїх бойових побратимів. Назавжди в строю! ✈️ . UNDER THE MUSIC OF BURNING FORTEPIANO... Ukrainian pilots honored the memory of their fighting brothers. Forever in order! ✈️ . 2023-08-28 . . en . video . Facebook.
  13. Web site: 1 March 2022 . "Збив Іл-76 росіян". 12 нових Героїв України: що про них відомо . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220301054843/https://news.liga.net/ua/politics/news/sbil-il-76-rossiyan-12-novyh-geroev-ukrainy-chto-o-nih-izvestno . 1 March 2022 . 2 March 2022 . LIGA . uk.
  14. Web site: 1 March 2022 . Zelensky awards title of Hero of Ukraine to 12 servicemen, six of them posthumously – decree . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220305175936/https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/804346.html . 5 March 2022 . 5 March 2022 . . en.

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