Aleksandr Aksyonov (pilot)
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| Native name | Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Аксёнов |
| Born | June 24, 1984 |
| Died | September 17, 2022 (aged 38) |
Buried | Yelshanskoye Cemetery, Saratov |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
Conflicts | Russian invasion of Ukraine (since 2022) |
| Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation |
Aleksandr Alexanderovich Aksyonov (June 24, 1984 Saratov – September 17 , 2022[1]) was a Russian military serviceman, lieutenant colonel and the deputy commander of the 18th Army Aviation Brigade of the 11th Red Banner Air Force and Air Defense Army.[2] He was posthumously awarded the Hero of the Russian Federation in 2022.[1]
Biography
Aksyonov was born in 1984 in Saratov, Russian SFSR, USSR. He studied in School No. 72 in the Leninsky District and graduated from high school in the Amur Region.[3]
He participated in operations in the North Caucasus, the Russo-Georgian war (South Ossetia), the military operation in Syria and in the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War.[1][3]
On September 17, 2022, while on a combat mission in Ukraine, Aksyonov's Ka-52 helicopter was shot down by a Buk anti-aircraft missile system near Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast which killed Aksyonov and his navigator.[4][5] He was buried on September 27, 2022, at the Yelshanskoye Cemetery in Saratov.[6]
On December 9, 2022, a school in the village of Vostochnoye in Khabarovsk Krai was named after Aksyonov.[6] In 2023, a memorial complex was erected on the grave of Aksyonov in Saratov.[5]
Awards
- Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously) - November 14, 2022
- Honorary Citizen of the City of Saratov ; posthumously) - July 28, 2023[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "В честь погибшего саратовского героя назвали школу в Хабаровском крае — «Призыв», новости Лысогорского района". prizyv64.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
- ↑ "В Саратове простились с вертолётчиком, подполковником Александром Аксёновым › Общественная палата Саратовской области". Retrieved 2026-06-13.
- 1 2 "В Саратове скверу на Театральной площади присвоено имя Героя России" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
- ↑ "ВСУ ликвидировали на Донбассе звезду роспропаганды подполковника Аксенова". StopCor (in Russian). 2022-09-21. Archived from the original on 2025-08-10. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
- 1 2 "Памятник герою России Александру Александровичу Аксенову". ritualstoun.ru. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
- 1 2 "Сельской школе в Хабаровском крае присвоено имя летчика Александра Аксенова". Победа РФ | Новости, история, патриотизм (in Russian). 2022-12-09. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
- ↑ "Герою России Александру Аксенову присвоено звание Почетного гражданина Саратова" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2026-06-13.