Valentyn Lystopad
Valentyn Lystopad | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Валентин Листопад |
| Born | Valentyn Antonovych Lystopad October 21, 1966 |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
Branch |  Ukrainian Air Force |
Rank | Major general |
Conflicts | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Awards | Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky Order of Danylo Halytsky |
Valentyn Antonovych Lystopad (Ukrainian: Валентин Антонович Листопад) is a Ukrainian serviceman, Major General, Deputy Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Biography
[edit]Military pilot.
As of September 2021 – Colonel, Commander of the Operational Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[1]
As of February 2022 – Colonel, Deputy Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[2]
On 7 August 2022, on the day of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, he was promoted to the rank of Major General.[3]
A few days after receiving his next rank, his son (also a military pilot) Anton Lystopad was killed during the full-scale Russian invasion.[4]
Awards
[edit]- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, III degree (19 May 2022)[5]
- Order of Danylo Halytsky (2 May 2022)[6]
Military ranks
[edit]- Colonel
- Brigadier General (28 February 2022)
- Major General (7 August 2022)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Літати високо в небі..." Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 28 February 2022 year № 80/2022 «Про присвоєння військових звань» (in Ukrainian)
- ↑ Кожне виконане Повітряними силами завдання – це врятовані життя українців – Президент у День ПС ЗСУ
- ↑ У Франківську попрощалися із загиблими пілотами Юрієм Погорілим та Антоном Листопадом
- ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 19 May 2022 year № 349/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
- ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 2 May 2022 year № 292/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)