War Ukraine - Russia, last minute live | Captain Anton Lystopad, the best pilot of the Ukrainian forces, dies in combat

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Forces

have been dealt a heavy blow in the

: the loss of their best fighter pilot, Captain

.

fighter pilot

.

A few days before his death, the President of

,

, awarded him the Order of Courage of the third degree.

In a publication of the school where he studied they assure that from the first minutes of the large-scale invasion of the Russians in

, "Captain

defended the Freedom and Independence of

".

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Anton Lystopad, the best fighter pilot of the Ukrainian forces, falls

Anton Lystopad

has been killed in combat, his former university reported in a Facebook post.

Captain

was recognized in 2019 as

's best fighter pilot and last year he led the flight of an air column over Khreshchatyk as part of

's 30th anniversary celebrations .

A few days before his death, President Volodimir Zelensky awarded him the Order of Courage of the third degree.

"From the first minutes of the full-scale invasion of the Russians, Captain Anton Lystopad has been defending the Freedom and Independence of

," the university states about him.

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