Oleksandr Bohdanovych Korpan ( uk, Олександр Богданович Корпан; 8 September 1994 – 2 March 2022) was a Ukrainian military pilot (captain) of the

Ukrainian Air Force The Ukrainian Air Force ( uk, Пові́тряні си́ли Збро́йних сил Украї́ни) is the air force of Ukraine and one of the five branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Its headquarters are in the city of Vinnytsia. W ...

of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine , imports = , exports = , history = , ranks = Military ranks of Ukraine , country=Ukraine The Armed Forces of Ukraine ( uk, Збро́йні си́ли Украї́ни), most commonly known ...

, participant in the

Russo-Ukrainian war The Russo-Ukrainian War; uk, російсько-українська війна, rosiisko-ukrainska viina. has been ongoing between Russia (alongside Russian separatist forces in Donbas, Russian separatists in Ukraine) and Ukraine since Feb ...

, the best strike aircraft pilot in 2021. He is

Hero of Ukraine Hero of Ukraine (HOU; uk, Герой України, ''Heroi Ukrainy'') is the highest national title that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the President of Ukraine. The title was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma and as ...

(2022).

Biography

Korpan was born in

Starokostiantyniv Starokostiantyniv ( uk, Старокостянтинів; pl, Starokonstantynów, or ''Konstantynów''; yi, אלט-קאָנסטאַנטין ''Alt Konstantin'') is a city in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. I ...

Khmelnytskyi Oblast Khmelnytskyi Oblast ( uk, Хмельни́цька о́бласть, translit=Khmelnytska oblast; also referred to as Khmelnychchyna — uk, Хмельни́ччина) is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine covering portions of the histo ...

. He graduated from music school and . He served in the

299th Tactical Aviation Brigade The 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade Vasyl Nikiforov, ''"Lieutenant General Vasyl Nikiforov"'' is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force based at Kulbakino Air Base. The unit is equipped with Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft and is tasked with providing ...

named after General Vasily Nikoforov as commander of the aviation squadron of this brigade. Korpan died on 2 March 2022 during a combat flight in the airspace over Starokostiantyniv. He was buried on 7 March 2022 at the cemetery in

Halych Halych ( uk, Га́лич ; ro, Halici; pl, Halicz; russian: Га́лич, Galich; german: Halytsch, ''Halitsch'' or ''Galitsch''; yi, העליטש) is a historic city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The city gave its name to the P ...

Ternopil Oblast Ternopil Oblast ( uk, Тернопі́льська о́бласть, translit=Ternopilska oblast; also referred to as Ternopilshchyna, uk, Терно́пільщина, label=none, or Ternopillia, uk, Тернопілля, label=none) is an obl ...

.''Prodous, L.'
На Тернопільщині поховали льотчика ударної авіації
// Suspilne.Novyny. — 2022. — 7 March.

Awards

* the title of

with the award of the Order of the Golden Star (2022, posthumously) — ''for personal courage and heroism shown in the defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, loyalty to the military oath''. * commemorative badge of the Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Martial kill, honor, courage" (2016) * honorary badge of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "For achievements in military service". * 10 Years of Conscientious Service medal

References

External links

president.gov.ua
About conferring the title of Hero of Ukraine {{DEFAULTSORT:Korpan, Oleksandr 1994 births 2022 deaths Recipients of the Order of Gold Star (Ukraine) Ukrainian military personnel killed in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine People from Starokostiantyniv