Maksym Ustymenko

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Maksym Ustymenko
Native name
Максим Устименко
Birth nameМаксим Юрійович Устименко
Born1993 (1993)
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Died (aged 31)
Allegiance Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Branch Ensign of the Ukrainian Air Force.svg Ukrainian Air Force
Years of service2017–2025
Rank Pidpolkovnyk
Battles / wars Russo-Ukrainian War   †
Awards Hero of Ukraine.svg Order of the Gold Star (Posthumously)
Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class
Alma mater KhNUPS.png Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University

Maksym Yuriiovych Ustymenko (Ukrainian : Максим Юрійович Устименко; 1993 – 29 June 2025) was a Ukrainian fighter pilot with the rank of pidpolkovnyk in the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was a participant of the Russo-Ukrainian war, during which he was killed in 2025. He was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine. [1]

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Biography

Born in 1993, [2] he was a classmate of the fallen pilot and Hero of Ukraine Andrii Pilshchykov. [3]

On the night of 29 June 2025, Ustymenko fought off a massive Russian attack in an F-16 fighter jet; he managed to destroy seven air targets. While practicing on the last target the plane was damaged; the pilot took the plane away from the settlement, but did not have time to eject. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Decree of the President of Ukraine from 29 червня 2025 year № 444/2025 «Про присвоєння М.Устименку звання Герой України» (in Ukrainian)
  2. ↑ Онісімова, Вікторія (29 June 2025). "Відбиваючи атаку РФ, на літаку F-16 загинув льотчик Максим Устименко". novynarnia.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Богданьок, Олена (29 June 2025). "Вночі, відбиваючи повітряну атаку РФ, загинув пілот на літаку F-16". suspilne.media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "При відбитті російської атаки загинув льотчик F-16 Максим Устименко". РБК-Україна (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 Decree of the President of Ukraine from 28 лютого 2022 year № 79/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
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