Oleksii Kovalenko
Ukrainian military personnel (1981–2022)
Oleksii Oleksandrovych Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Олексій Олександрович Коваленко; 8 February 1981 – 22 March 2022) was a major, a first class pilot of a frontline bomber Su-24M, and the head of the flight safety service of the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He distinguished himself during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine in 2023.
Biography
He was born in the village of Malokaterynivka in Zaporizhzhia region and was raised by his grandmother, as his mother died young of cancer.
In 2003, he graduated from the Kharkiv National Air Force University of Ukraine with a degree in "aircraft flight exploitation and combat application".
To further his military service, he was assigned to the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade "Petro Franko" as a senior navigator.
During his time in the 7th brigade, he held various positions, including senior navigator of the aviation unit of the aviation squadron, senior pilot of the aviation unit of the military unit, senior pilot of the aviation unit of the aviation squadron of the military unit, deputy commander of the aviation squadron for educational work, deputy commander of the squadron for personnel work of the aviation squadron, deputy commander of the squadron for moral and psychological support of the aviation squadron, commander of the aviation unit of the aviation squadron, and head of the flight safety service.
In 2014, at the beginning of the war, he participated in the Joint Forces Operation where he flew many combat missions.
Kovalenko received numerous awards for his high performance and professional skills. Together with his navigator, they won several times as the best crew at the aviation training events.
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