Viacheslav Radionov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Denisovych and the family name is Radionov.

Viacheslav Denysovych Radionov (Ukrainian: В'ячеслав Денисович Радіонов; 16 January 1997 – 24 February 2022) was a Ukrainian military aviator, a senior pilot,^[1] and a senior lieutenant of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade who was killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. He was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the Golden Star.

Viacheslav Radionov
Born	(1997-01-16)16 January 1997 Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Died	24 February 2022(2022-02-24) (aged 25) Vasylkiv, Ukraine
Allegiance	Ukraine
Branch	Ukrainian Air Force
Years of service	2019—2022
Rank	Senior lieutenant
Battles / wars	Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine
Awards	Order of the Gold Star (posthumously)
Alma mater	Zaporizhzhia Regional Boarding School with Enhanced Military and Physical Training, "Zakhysnyk"

Biography

In 2014, he graduated from the Zakhysnyk Zaporizhzhia Regional Boarding School with Enhanced Military and Physical Training.^[2]

He graduated from the Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University.

He served in the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade.^[3]

In 2021, he participated in a military parade commemorating the 30th anniversary of Ukrainian independence.

Radionov died on 24 February 2022, while evacuating various aircraft during a missile strike at Vasylkiv Airfield.^[1] Thanks to his actions, the entire fleet of aircraft in the brigade took off from Vasylkiv in Kyiv Oblast, saving them from a missile strike.^[4][5] He was laid to rest in Vasylkiv Cemetery alongside his comrades.

Awards

Radionov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the Golden Star on 28 February 2022, for "personal courage and heroism demonstrated in the defense of Ukraine's state sovereignty and territorial integrity, and for his unwavering loyalty to the military oath".^[6]