“This serviceman shot down more than 50 air targets, including about eight large unmanned aerial vehicles of the Baba Yaga type, carried out two launches against enemy attack aircraft from MANPADS and also shot down a Valkyrie type unmanned aerial vehicle from a portable anti-aircraft missile. system that adjusted enemy artillery fire,” “Bitnik” listed his colleague’s successes.
The squadron under the command of “Sava” successfully hit more than a hundred air targets. For courage and heroism shown in the area of the Northern Military District, he was awarded the Suvorov Medal.
The fighter himself noted that when deciding to go to the special operations zone, he was guided by the fact that he would be more useful on the front than there, in civilian life.
“I have two children and I have to set some kind of example,” the commander admitted.