Denys Vasyliuk

Denys Oleksandrovych Vasyliuk (; 17 January 1993 – 17 May 2024), nicknamed the Flash, was a Ukrainian fighter pilot. He was a lieutenant colonel in the Ukrainian Air Force. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Gold Star.

Career Denys Vasyliuk was Lieutenant Colonel, First Deputy Commander of the Aviation Squadron. Denys was a fighter pilot of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a true professional in his field. Between March 2022 and May 2024, he carried out 94 sorties: he destroyed UAVs and cruise missiles, weapons, aircraft and military equipment of the Russian occupiers on the ground, in particular, he launched air strikes on targets on Zmiinyi Island. On May 17, 2024, when Lieutenant Colonel Denys Vasyliuk was attacking the enemy in the Kharkiv direction, an enemy missile hit his Su-27P. At the cost of his own life, he destroyed all the assigned targets and saved his brothers-in-arms at the forefront of defense.

Personal life Denys Vasyliuk had a wife by the name of Vladyslava Vasyliuk.

Awards Order For Courage. First Class (4 December 2023) Order For Courage. Second Class (13 April 2023) Order For Courage. Third Class (12 July 2022) Medal For Military Service to Ukraine (17 June 2022) Order of the Gold Star (4 August 2024)