Vladyslav Savieliev

Vladyslav Mykhailovych Savieliev (, (August 14, 1996 — 2 June 2023, near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast) was a Ukrainian military pilot of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war, who died during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Early life and education He was born on August 14, 1996 in the city of Kropyvnytskyi in a family of military personnel. He graduated from in Kropyvnytskyi and then studied at the Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University, graduating with honors in 2019.

Military career and death Savieliev participated in the Joint Forces Operation in eastern Ukraine.

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he was a fighter pilot with the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade. On the morning of 2 June 2023, together with Andrii Pilshchykov (Juice), he flew a successful combat sortie in the east, launching AGM-88 HARM missiles. Savieliev flew another combat mission in the evening, this time using JDAM guided bombs. However, in the area of Pokrovsk (Donetsk Oblast), his plane was shot down by an enemy anti-aircraft missile, and he was killed.

On 7 June 2023, a memorial ceremony for Vladyslav Savieliev was held on the Alley of Honorary Military Burials in Kropyvnytskyi, where he was then buried. On 15 August 2023, the Ukrainian Air Force Command shared on Facebook details on Savieliev's last flight, and photos of a piano burning ceremony, with a piano painted with Savieliev's call sign and a number "12" (tail number of his MiG-29).