Roman Nikolayevich Filipov
Roman Nikolajewitsch Filipow ( Russian Роман Николаевич Филипов ; born August 13, 1984 in Voronezh ; † February 3, 2018 in Sarakeb , Syria ) was a Russian military pilot.
He was shot down over Syria with his Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft. After landing with the ejector seat , he continued to have radio contact with the Russian air base. When fighters from the Haiʾat Tahrir al-Sham militia, an al-Qaida offshoot, approached after his landing, he defended himself with his hand weapon Stechkin APS and reported the killing of two opponents. He was badly wounded in the ongoing battle. To avoid capture, he waited until the attackers approached him and blew himself up with a hand grenade .
Guard Major Filipov was posthumously honored as a Hero of the Russian Federation .
About 30,000 guests came to his memorial service in Voronezh in southwest Russia.
Web links
- Russian jet pilot 'pulled grenade pin' to avoid capture in Syria's Idlib. BBC, February 5, 2018.
- Tens of Thousands Mourn Russian Pilot Killed in Syria. The New York Times, February 8, 2018.
- Christoph Sydow: Moscow's cruel revenge. Der Spiegel, February 5, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Russian pilot's grenade suicide to avoid being captured by jihadists . In: Mail Online . ( dailymail.co.uk [accessed February 23, 2018]).
- ↑ Bill Van Auken: Syria: Reports of Russian fatalities from US attacks. World Socialist Web Site, February 12, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Filipov, Roman Nikolajewitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Филипов, Роман Николаевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian military pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Voronezh |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd February 2018 |
| Place of death | Sarakeb , Syria |