Alexey Vysokokin

Aircraft Navigator - Major

Unit: Ilyushin Il-76M (RF86868), 117th Military Transport Aviation Regiment, 18th Guards Military Transport Aviation Division, Military Transport Aviation Command

Cargo ID: #1135

English Name: Alexey Anatolyevich Vysokokin

Russian Name: Высокин Алексей Анатольевич

Date of Birth: April 24, 1982 (age: 41 years)

Place of Birth: Ust-Kamenogorsk (Oskemen), Kazakhstan

Lived in: Orenburg, Orenburg Oblast, Russia

Place of Death: Korochansky district, Belgorod Oblast, Russia (via Russian BUK Missile)

Education: Chelyabinsk Military Aviation Institute of Navigators

Awards:
Order of Courage (ph.),
Medal of Nesterov,
Medal "For Military Valor" 1st Class,
Medal "For Military Valor" 2nd Class,
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 2nd Class,
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 3rd Class,
Medal "For the Return of Crimea",
Medal "Participant of the Military Operation in Syria",
Medal "For Participation in the Military Parade on Victory Day",
Medal "100 Years of the Air Force",
Medal "For Service in the Air Force",
Badge "Officer 1st Class",
Badge "Graduation from a Higher Education Institution"

Previously Deployed: Syria, Kazakhstan

“I was hoping that my husband was on the other side, which was turned around,” Olga said. “But I understood that it was he who crashed.” Before departure, he always reported that he was flying out and that he had arrived, but this time there were no messages for a long time.”