Denys Oleksandrovych Vasyliuk (; 17 January 1993 – 17 May 2024), nicknamed the Flash, was a Ukrainian fighter pilot. He was a lieutenant colonel in the Ukrainian Air Force.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) He was posthumously awarded the Order of Gold Star.
Career Denys Vasyliuk was Lieutenant Colonel, First Deputy Commander of the Aviation Squadron. Denys was a fighter pilot of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a true professional in his field. Between March 2022 and May 2024, he carried out 94 sorties: he destroyed UAVs and cruise missiles, weapons, aircraft and military equipment of the Russian occupiers on the ground, in particular, he launched air strikes on targets on Zmiinyi Island. On May 17, 2024, when Lieutenant Colonel Denys Vasyliuk was attacking the enemy in the Kharkiv direction, an enemy missile hit his Su-27P. At the cost of his own life, he destroyed all the assigned targets and saved his brothers-in-arms at the forefront of defense.
Personal life Denys Vasyliuk had a wife by the name of Vladyslava Vasyliuk.* [@V141NGs] (21 July 2024). "I dreamed of flying over the liberated Crimea." Interview with the wife of the deceased pilot Denys "Flash" Vasyliuk (Post) – via Twitter.
Awards Order For Courage. First Class (4 December 2023)Decree of the President of Ukraine from 4 грудня 2023 year № 798/2023 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» Order For Courage. Second Class (13 April 2023)Decree of the President of Ukraine from 13 квітня 2023 year № 220/2023 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» Order For Courage. Third Class (12 July 2022)Decree of the President of Ukraine from 12 липня 2022 year № 493/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» Medal For Military Service to Ukraine (17 June 2022)Decree of the President of Ukraine from 17 червня 2022 year № 418/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» Order of the Gold Star (4 August 2024)Decree of the President of Ukraine from 4 Липня 2024 year № 491/2024 «Про присвоєння Д.Василюку звання Герой України»
See also Ghost of Kyiv List of aircraft losses during the Russo-Ukrainian War Oleksandr Oksanchenko (Grey Wolf)
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