Oleksandr Oksanchenko

Last updated • 3 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Oleksandr Oksanchenko
Oleksandr Oksanchenko (cropped).jpg
Native name
Олександр Оксанченко
Birth nameOleksandr Yakovych Oksanchenko
Nickname(s)Grey Wolf
Born(1968-04-26)26 April 1968
Malomykhailivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died25 February 2022(2022-02-25) (aged 53)
Kyiv, Ukraine
AllegianceFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1989–1991)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine (1991–2018, 2022)
Service / branchFlag of the Soviet Air Force.svg  Soviet Air Forces
Ensign of the Ukrainian Air Force.svg  Ukrainian Air Force
Years of service1989–2018
2022
Rank Colonel (Polkovnyk)
Unit 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade [1]
Battles / wars
Awards Order of Danylo Halytsky
Hero of Ukraine.svg Order of the Gold Star (posthumously)
Alma mater Kharkiv Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots
Children2

Oleksandr Yakovych Oksanchenko (Ukrainian : Олександр Якович Оксанченко; 26 April 1968 – 25 February 2022), nicknamed the Grey Wolf, was a Ukrainian fighter pilot and city councilor in Myrhorod. 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.

Contents

Early life

Oksanchenko was born 26 April 1968 in the village of Malomykhailivka  [ uk ], Pokrovske Raion in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and attended his local secondary school until 1985 before commencing military aviation training. [2] He graduated from the Kharkiv Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots. [3]

Career

Oksanchenko joined the Soviet Air Force in 1989. [4] He worked as an instructor pilot, later rising to the position of deputy commander responsible for flight training of his unit. [3] 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. [3]

From 2013 to 2018, Oksanchenko was a display pilot of the Sukhoi Su-27 for the Ukrainian Air Force, [5] logging over 2,000 flying hours. [3] In 2016, he flew in the Malta International Airshow. [1] He was the winner of the 2016 Slovak International Air Fest  [ uk ] 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. [4] In 2017, he won the As the Crow Flies Award for the best display at the Royal International Air Tattoo. [1] In 2018, he won best pilot at the Czech International Air Fest  [ cs ]. [7] [1] Oksanchenko was a colonel when he retired in 2018. [3] [5]

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. [3] [4] [8]

Oksanchenko came out of retirement and resumed active duty during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On the night of 25 February 2022, he was killed by a missile while defending the skies over Kyiv. [9]

Personal life

Oksanchenko had two daughters. [8]

Legacy

Avatar of 831 st tactical aviation brigade 831-a brigada taktichnoyi aviatsiyi.png
Avatar of 831 st tactical aviation brigade
831 st tactical aviation brigade
@831TABr
 X logo 2023.svg

ПІД МУЗИКУ ПАЛАЮЧОГО ФОРПЕПІАНО…🎹 Українські пілоти вшанували пам’ять своїх бойових побратимів.
Назавжди в строю! 🫡✈️🇺🇦 @PvK_Center_UA @KpsZSU pic.twitter.com/jxK9KBt4Bx

UNDER THE MUSIC OF BURNING FORTEPIANO...🎹 Ukrainian pilots honored the memory of their fighting brothers. Forever in order! 🫡✈️🇺🇦 @PvK_Center_UA @KpsZSU pic.twitter.com/jxK9KBt4Bx

29 August 2023 [10]

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 Denys Kyryliuk  [ uk ] and commemorated to Stepan Chobanu  [ uk ] 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" [11] ) and "100 Oksanchenko" (for Su-27P "100 BLUE" [12] ). [13]

Awards

Oksanchenko was a recipient of the Order of Danylo Halytsky. [4] He was posthumously awarded the Order of Gold Star by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. [5] [14] [15]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">FC Arsenal Kyiv</span> Football club

Football Club Arsenal Kyiv is a Ukrainian football club based in Kyiv. In 2019, the club's professional team was dissolved, but its junior teams continue to compete in city competitions. The club claims to be a successor of Kyiv Arsenal factory team which traces its history back to 1925. The original factory team used to compete in the Soviet Class B, but was relegated in 1964 and officially dissolved.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ivan Rohach</span>

Ivan Andriyovych Rohach was a Ukrainian journalist, poet, writer, and political activist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">299th Tactical Aviation Brigade</span> Military unit of the Ukrainian Air Force

The 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade ,"Lieutenant General Vasyl Nikiforov", is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force based at Kulbakino Air Base, Mykolaiv Oblast. The unit is equipped with Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft and is tasked with providing close air support for the Ukrainian Ground Forces and the Ukrainian Navy. It is subordinated to Air Command South headquartered at Odesa and has some 950 servicemen. Initially the airbase operated solely Su-25s but in November 2007 it inherited some 20 Aero L-39 Albatros trainer aircraft from a disbanded unit. Known operational aircraft as of 2016 are 13 L-39Cs and 23 Su-25s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Piano burning</span> Instrument destruction type

Piano burning is the act of setting on fire an acoustic piano, most commonly an upright, as either a ceremony or a form of performance art. Although piano burning ceremonies are now popular in the Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and the United States Air Force, there is little or no evidence to suggest that descriptions of its origin have any historical authenticity. According to one version of its origin, pianos were set alight by RAF pilots to avoid piano lessons aimed at improving their dexterity and general level of culture.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oleksandr Skichko</span> Ukrainian comedian, actor, television presenter, and politician

Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Skichko is a Ukrainian politician, comedian, actor, and television presenter. From 29 January 2021 to 2 March 2022 Skichko was Governor of Cherkasy Oblast.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">831st Tactical Aviation Brigade</span> Military unit of the Ukrainian Air Force

The 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force. Based at Myrhorod Air Base, Poltava Oblast, the unit operates the Sukhoi Su-27 and Aero L-39M1.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alina Pash</span> Ukrainian singer (born 1993)

Alina Ivanivna Pash is a Ukrainian singer, rapper and songwriter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mykhailo Matiushenko</span> Ukrainian military aviator (1961–2022)

Mykhailo Yuriiovych Matiushenko was a Ukrainian entrepreneur and manager, serviceman, military and civil aviation pilot, colonel and commander of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who participated in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Hero of Ukraine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vadym Voroshylov</span> Ukrainian military pilot

Vadym Oleksandrovych Voroshylov is a fighter pilot of the Ukrainian Air Force, and a recipient of the Hero of Ukraine award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alerts.in.ua</span> Ukrainian online service to disseminate air raid alerts

alerts.in.ua is an online service that visualizes information about air alerts and other threats on the map of Ukraine.

Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Mostovyi is a Ukrainian military commander, a colonel. He is the commander of the 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade. He is a participant of the Russian-Ukrainian war and distinguished himself during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. He is a Hero of Ukraine (2022).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrii Pilshchykov</span> Ukrainian fighter pilot (1993–2023)

Andrii Borysovych Pilshchykov was a Ukrainian fighter pilot with the call sign "Juice" (Джус) and a captain in the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force. He was qualified as a 2nd Class pilot and flew Mikoyan MiG-29s during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Pilshchykov was awarded the Order for Courage, 3rd class, in May 2022, and posthumously promoted to the rank of major. In 2024, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine.

Vladyslav Mykhailovych Savieliev (Ukrainian: Владислав Михайлович Савєльєв, was a Ukrainian military pilot of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war, who died during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ivan Fadiiovych Chernenko was a Ukrainian military pilot ace 1st class, Colonel of the Air Force of the 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant of the Afghan War.

Denys Oleksandrovych Vasyliuk , nicknamed the Flash, was a Ukrainian fighter pilot. He was a lieutenant colonel in the Ukrainian Air Force. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Gold Star.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">90th Airmobile Battalion (Ukraine)</span> Unit of the Ukrainian 81st Airmobile Brigade

90th Separate Airmobile Battalion "Senior Lieutenant Ivan Zubkov" is a battalion of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces and is subordinated to the 81st Airmobile Brigade. It was established in 2014 on the basis of 95th Air Assault Brigade. It has seen combat in multiple battles during the War in Donbass and Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is also called the battalion of Cyborgs for its heroic defense of the Donetsk Airport. It is made up exclusively of volunteers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1st Air Force Combined Rifles Brigade (Ukraine)</span> Military unit

The 1st Air Force Combined Rifle Brigade is the one and only infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force. It was initially established in 2014 as the "Wild Duck" detachment composed of troops from all the units of the Ukrainian Air Force. It is subordinated to the Air Force General Command and has seen intensive action throughout the War in Donbas and Russian invasion of Ukraine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">21st Public Order Brigade (Ukraine)</span> Military unit

The 21st Separate Public Order Protection Brigade is a law enforcement brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine tasked with protection of the law and order as well as the territorial integrity of Ukraine. It was established in 1992 on the basis of the 25th Separate Special Motorized Militia Battalion as the 6th Regiment. The brigade's main headquarters is in Kryvyi Rih but some parts of it are garrisoned at Kropyvnytskyi.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Attard, Giuseppe (1 March 2022). "Ukrainian fighter pilot who took part in 2016 Malta Airshow killed while defending Kyiv". The Malta Independent . Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Profile: Oksanchenko Alexander Yakovlevich" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Myrhorod City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022. 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.]
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Стал Героем посмертно. Погиб один из лучших летчиков-истребителей в мире Александр Оксанченко". ФОКУС (in Russian). 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Pruglo, Jan (1 March 2022). "У бою загинув миргородський ас Олександр Оксанченко — Герой України посмертно". Інтернет-Видання «Полтавщина» (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Legendary Ukrainian display pilot known as Grey Wolf dies in combat". The Week. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Kuznetsov, Sergey (30 August 2016). "Український льотчик переміг на міжнародному авіашоу SIAF-2016 у Словаччині". Зеркало недели | Дзеркало тижня | Mirror Weekly. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Оксанченко став найкращим асом на чеському авіашоу" [Oksanchenko became the best ace on the Czech air show]. Poltava Battalion (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 "Міська рада :: Офіційний сайт міста Миргород. Офіційний сайт Миргородської міської ради" [City Council :: Official site of Myrhorod city. Official site of Myrhorod City Council]. myrgorod.pl.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Oleksandr Oksanchenko Death, Ukrainian best fighter pilot dies in the battle". DeathObits.com. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  10. ↑ 831 st tactical aviation brigade [@831TABr] (29 August 2023). "ПІД МУЗИКУ ПАЛАЮЧОГО ФОРПЕПІАНО…🎹 Українські пілоти вшанували пам'ять своїх бойових побратимів.
    Назавжди в строю! 🫡✈️🇺🇦 @PvK_Center_UA @KpsZSU [https://pic.twitter.com/jxK9KBt4Bx pic.twitter.com/jxK9KBt4Bx]"     (Tweet) – via Twitter.    {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "Sukhoi Su-27, 30 BLUE (cn 36911013918)". spotters.net.ua. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Sukhoi Su-27, 100 BLUE (cn 36911035716)". spotters.net.ua. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "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! 🫡✈️🇺🇦]. 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade (video). Retrieved 28 August 2023– via Facebook.
  14. ↑ ""Збив Іл-76 росіян". 12 нових Героїв України: що про них відомо". LIGA (in Ukrainian). 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "Zelensky awards title of Hero of Ukraine to 12 servicemen, six of them posthumously – decree". Interfax-Ukraine . 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.