Denys Vasyliuk | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Денис Василюк |
| Birth name | Vasyliuk Denys Oleksandrovych |
| Nickname(s) | Flash |
| Born | 17 January 1993 Dzhankoi, Crimea, Ukraine |
| Died | 17 May 2024 (aged 31) Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
| Service |  Ukrainian Air Force |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel (Pidpolkovnyk) |
| Unit |  831st Tactical Aviation Brigade |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | .svg){kind=small} Order for Courage, 1st class
 Order of the Gold Star (posthumously) |
| Alma mater |  Kharkiv Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots |
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Denys Oleksandrovych Vasyliuk (Ukrainian: Денис Олександрович Василюк; 17 January 1993 – 17 May 2024), nicknamed the Flash, was a Ukrainian fighter pilot. He was a lieutenant colonel in the Ukrainian Air Force.[1][2][3] He was posthumously awarded the Order of Gold Star.[4]
- ^ "Ukrainian combat pilot Denys Vasyliuk killed in action". Pravda. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "War in Ukraine — 19.5.2024–08:00 CET". Mediu.com. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ 24hoursukrainenew [@24hoursukrainenew] (18 May 2024). "The other day, during the execution of a combat mission, the chief of staff - the first deputy commander of the aviation squadron, lieutenant colonel Denys Vasylyuk, died." (Threads) – via Threads (social network)
- ^ "Льотчик Flash – Герой України: «Золоту зірку» вручили дружині Дениса Василюка" [The Flash pilot is a Hero of Ukraine: the "Golden Star" was awarded to the wife of Denys Vasyliuk]. zmist.pl.ua. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.