“Vyacheslav Zolochevsky, 20, was born in a shirt.
Today he is actually celebrating his second birthday.
At night, Vyacheslav came to his senses near the wreckage of the An-26 aircraft, in which the whole team, friends, brothers were flying, "Zelensky wrote in his Telegram channel.
According to him, the young man was able to help another cadet.
“One of the guys was burning nearby, and Slava rushed to extinguish it.
He managed to give another cadet another chance, who unfortunately died of burns this morning.
This is heroism in the middle of the field of death, ”said the Ukrainian leader.
As NEWSONE reports, currently the only survivor of the plane crash has been transferred from intensive care to a regular ward.
Doctors diagnosed him with a concussion and a leg injury, as well as multiple bruises.
His condition is assessed as moderate.
Earlier, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (GSChS) reported that the bodies of 25 dead were found at the crash site in the Kharkiv region.
Another person died in the hospital.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran said that, according to a preliminary analysis, the An-26 caught the ground with its wing.
In total, there were 27 people on board the aircraft - officers and cadets of the Kharkiv National University of the Air Force.
Kozhedub.