11 Facts About Oleksandr Oksanchenko

Oleksandr Oksanchenko was a colonel in the Ukrainian Air Force who won awards in several air shows before retiring in 2018.

Oleksandr Oksanchenko was posthumously awarded the Order of Gold Star.

Oleksandr Oksanchenko graduated from the Kharkiv Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots.

Oleksandr Oksanchenko worked as an instructor pilot, later rising to the position of deputy commander responsible for flight training of his unit.

From 2013 to 2018, Oleksandr Oksanchenko was a display pilot of the Sukhoi Su-27 for the Ukrainian Air Force, logging over 2,000 flying hours.

Oleksandr Oksanchenko was the winner of the 2016 Slovak International Air Fest and was presented with a trophy from the Slovak Air Force commander.

In 2016, Oleksandr Oksanchenko was honored as the Myrhorod person of the year.

Oleksandr Oksanchenko was a member of the Strength and Honor party in Poltava Oblast.

Oleksandr Oksanchenko came out of retirement and resumed active duty during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Oleksandr Oksanchenko was a recipient of the Order of Danylo Halytsky.

Oleksandr Oksanchenko was posthumously awarded the Order of Gold Star by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.