Valentyn Lystopad
Ukrainian serviceman
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Valentyn Antonovych Lystopad (Ukrainian: Валентин Антонович Листопад) is a Ukrainian serviceman, Major General, Deputy Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Nativename
Валентин Листопад
Born
October 21, 1966
Valentyn Antonovych Lystopad
October 21, 1966
Allegiance
Ukraine
UkraineBranch
Ukrainian Air Force
Ukrainian Air ForceValentyn Lystopad | |
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| Native name | Валентин Листопад |
| Born | Valentyn Antonovych Lystopad October 21, 1966 |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Branch | Ukrainian Air Force |
| Rank | Major general |
| Conflicts | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Awards | Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky Order of Danylo Halytsky |
Biography
Military pilot.
As of September 2021 – Colonel, Commander of the Operational Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[1]
As of February 2022 – Colonel, Deputy Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[2]
On 7 August 2022, on the day of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, he was promoted to the rank of Major General.[3]
A few days after receiving his next rank, his son (also a military pilot) Anton Lystopad was killed during the full-scale Russian invasion.[4]
Awards
- Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, III degree (19 May 2022)[5]
- Order of Danylo Halytsky (2 May 2022)[6]
Military ranks
- Colonel
- Brigadier General (28 February 2022)
- Major General (7 August 2022)