I read online that the Ukrainian pilot, Colonel Oleksandr “Grey Wolf” Oksanchenko, was shot down and killed over Kyiv on the night of Friday last week by an S-400. From 2013 to 2018, he served as a Su-27 display pilot for the Ukrainian Air Force. I also photographed his display in the UK. I am posting some photos here to honor and thank this excellent pilot for his spectacular performances.

July 14, 2018

July 15, 2018

July 16, 2018

I hope war stays away from humanity, and peace arrives soon.

The following is an excerpt from Wikipedia:

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the retired Oksanchenko accepted a recall to return to the Ukrainian Air Force. Despite the disadvantage early in the war, he flew multiple sorties to contend for air superiority against the Russian Air Force. On the night of February 25, during the defense of Kyiv, while flying to divert the attention of enemy aircraft, he was shot down and killed over Kyiv by a Russian S-400 air defense system.