Vladyslav Savieliev

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Vladyslav Mykhailovych Savieliev ({{langx|uk|Владислав Михайлович Савєльєв}}, (August 14, 1996 — 2 June 2023, near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast) 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.

Early life and education

He was born on August 14, 1996 in the city of Kropyvnytskyi in a family of military personnel. He graduated from {{Interlanguage link|Gymnasium No. 9 (Kropyvnytskyi)|lt=gymnasium No. 9|uk|Гімназія № 9 (Кропивницький)}} in Kropyvnytskyi and then studied at the Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University, graduating with honors in 2019.{{Cite news|url= https://2day.kh.ua/ua/kharkow/zahynuv-viyskovyy-lotchyk-vypusknyk-khnupsa |title= Загинув військовий льотчик, випускник ХНУПСа|date= 2023-06-08|publisher= 2day.kh.ua|accessdate= 2023-08-26}}

Military career and death

Savieliev participated in the Joint Forces Operation in eastern Ukraine.

For two years, Savieliev took a basic flight training course on the T-6A Texan II turboprop trainer at Columbus Air Force Base.[https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/15/us-trained-ukraine-pilot-00102188 Politico. U.S.-trained Ukrainian pilot who died in combat had been eager to get back into the fight]{{Cite web |last=Олехнович |first=Анастасія |date=16 August 2023 |title="Більше F-16 — менше спалених фортепіано" |trans-title=«More F-16 — less burned fortepiano» |url=https://armyinform.com.ua/2023/08/16/bilshe-f-16-menshe-spalenyh-fortepiano/ |access-date=1 September 2023 |website=armyinform.com.ua |language=uk}}

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he was a fighter pilot with the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade.{{cn|date=July 2024}} On the morning of 2 June 2023, together with Andrii Pilshchykov (Juice), he flew a successful combat sortie in the east, launching AGM-88 HARM missiles. Savieliev flew another combat mission in the evening, this time using JDAM guided bombs. However, in the area of Pokrovsk (Donetsk Oblast), his plane was shot down by an enemy anti-aircraft missile, and he was killed.

He is survived by his daughter, wife and parents.{{Cite news|url= https://censor.net/ua/photo_news/3422975/pid_chas_vykonannya_boyiovogo_zavdannya_zagynuv_pilot_vynyschuvacha_vladyslav_savyelyev_nomad_foto |title= Під час виконання бойового завдання загинув пілот винищувача Владислав Савєльєв (NOMAD)|date= 2023-06-06 |publisher= censor.net|accessdate= 2023-08-26}}

On 7 June 2023, a memorial ceremony for Vladyslav Savieliev was held on the Alley of Honorary Military Burials in Kropyvnytskyi, where he was then buried.{{Cite web |date=7 June 2023 |title=Залишився назавжди в небі: в Кропивницькому попрощалися з 26-річним пілотом (ФОТО) |trans-title=Stayed forever in the sky: in Kropyvnytskyi said goodbye to a 26-year-old pilot (PHOTO) |url=https://dostyp.com.ua/novini/zalishivsya-nazavzhdi-v-nebi-v-kropivnickomu-poproshalisya-z-26-richnim-pilotom-foto/ |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=dostyp.com.ua |language=uk}} On 15 August 2023, the Ukrainian Air Force Command shared on Facebook details on Savieliev's last flight, and photos of a piano burning ceremony, with a piano painted with Savieliev's call sign and a number "12" (tail number of his MiG-29).{{Cite web |last=Олехнович |first=Анастасія |date=15 August 2023 |title=БІЛЬШЕ ✈️F-16 – МЕНШЕ 🔥 СПАЛЕНИХ ФОРТЕПІАНО… |trans-title=MORE ✈️F-16 – LESS 🔥 BURNED FORTEPIANO… |url=https://www.facebook.com/kpszsu/posts/688482899986328 |access-date=1 September 2023 |website=Air Force Command of UA Armed Forces |language=uk |via=Facebook}}

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Awards

Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, III class (4 August 2023, posthumously)Decree of the President of Ukraine from 4 August 2023 year № 471/2023 «[https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/4712023-47697 Про відзначення державними нагородами України]» (in Ukrainian)