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Recently I was updating my list using info from the memorial of the fallen airmen from the 39th Helicopter Regiment. There are 16 names all together and they are as follows:
1st and 2nd are major Igor Markelov and major Sergei Emelyanchik. They perished on 3 March 2022 together with their Mi-28.


Memorial plaque of Igor Markelov.
Igor Markelov.
Memorial plaque of Sergei Emelyanchik.
Sergei Emelyanchik.
So far, no Mi-28 wreckage has been found that can be matched to their date of death. They are counted on the list here https://t.co/5ze535uDImfacebook.com/permalink.php?…
Memorial plaque of Igor Markelov.
3rd and 4th are podpolkovnik Yuri Orichak and starshiy leytenant Eldar Timushev. They perished on 5 March 2022 in their Mi-24.


Memorial plaque of Yuri Orichak.
Yuri Orichak.
Memorial plaque of Eldar Timushev.
Eldar Timushev.
I made a post about them here Most likely they are related to the loss of the Mi-24VM s/n RF-13017, 22 blue, downed near Bashtanka, Mykolaiv Oblast. https://t.co/8uaoj9yh87 https://t.co/vbWe7TBfhrtinyurl.com/pxsrufw5
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Another likely possibility is Mi-24VM s/n RF-9xxxx downed near Kalinovka, Mykolaiv Oblast. https://t.co/RSPl7X06qWtinyurl.com/3t44uj47



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5th and 6th are kapitan Andryus Kyatvirtis and starshiy leytenant German Zakharov. They perished on 5 March 2022 in Mi-8AMTSh together with...


Memorial plaque of Andryus Kyatvirtis.
Andryus Kyatvirtis.
Memorial plaque of German Zakharov.
German Zakharov.
7th, kapitan Ivan Parfyonov. In the same incident kapitan Vadim Alaev (10th) was badly burned, I will write about him a little later.
Memorial plaque of Ivan Parfyonov.
Ivan Parfyonov.
5th, 6th, 7th and 10th (made a post about them here ) where downed in two Mi-8AMTSh helicopters, RF-91164 https://t.co/cJgQpnauE3 and RF-91165 https://t.co/GpU83W687J in the area of Kalinovka, Mykolaiv Oblast. I have no idea who was in which. https://t.co/ZWEghaCDtCtinyurl.com/59kaz99a
tinyurl.com/yckkzr4v
tinyurl.com/5bc5scfb



Wreck of the RF-91164.
Wreck of the RF-91164.
Wreck of the RF-91165.
Wreck of the RF-91165.
8th and 9th are kapitan Ivan Afanasyev and starshiy leytenant Sergei Konoplev. They perished on 8 March 2022 in a Ka-52 crash some 5 kilometers from the Zernograd Air Base, Rostov Oblast, Russia.


Memorial plaque of Ivan Afanasyev.
Ivan Afanasyev.
Memorial plaque of Sergei Konoplev.
Sergei Konoplev.
I have them listed here https://t.co/XklBK1Y0pdtinyurl.com/2p94dyj9
Memorial of Ivan Afanasyev.

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Maxar satellite imagery taken on 20 September 2024.
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Satellite imagery taken 31 March 2022.
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