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While the war between Ukraine and Russia continued at full speed, Captain Anton Lystopad, who became the symbol of resistance against Russian attacks, was killed. Lystopad, who received a medal from Zelenski just a few days ago, became the best pilot of the Ukrainian Air Force in 2019.
The eyes and ears of the world have been on the news from Ukraine for months.
From the first day of the war, the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, was designated as its main target. Russia Despite all his efforts, he could not capture the city and had to turn his direction to Donbass.
Ukrainian fighter pilots, on the other hand, became the symbolic names of the resistance against the Russian army, which could not take the city despite the weeks-long siege of Kyiv.
Captain Anton Lystopad, hailed as the best of those pilots, known as the ‘guardian of Kiev’, was the last victim of the war.
Lystopad, who received the title of the best pilot of the Ukrainian Air Force in 2019, was declared dead in the conflict.
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The Ukrainian pilot was awarded the Order of Courage by Zelensky just a few days ago.
Ukrainian leader Zelensky personally wore the pilot’s medal.
BOTH SIDES DON’T EXPLAIN LOSSES
Ukraine has announced that military casualties will remain a state secret until the end of the state of emergency.
Russia has been unwilling to disclose military losses for months. Moscow made its first and last official statement on the issue on March 2.
In the aforementioned statement, Russia’s loss of troops in the war was announced as 498. This data has never been updated since then.
MORE THAN 300 OFFICERS KILLED
While the Russian government rarely provides updates on the number of deaths suffered by its armed forces, announcements by local governments and newspapers indicate that more than 300 officers have died in the fighting.
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