Squadron Commander, Pilot - Lieutenant Colonel
Unit: 960th Assault Aviation Regiment (SU-25), 4th Guards Air and Air Defense Forces Army, 1st Guards Composite Aviation Division, Southern Military District, Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD)
Cargo ID: #1200
Call Sign: "Mason" (Мейсон)
English Name: Dmitry Nikolaevich Moiseev
Russian Name: Моисеев Дмитрий Николаевич
Date of Birth: November 28, 1977 (age: 46 years)
Place of Birth: Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Place of Death: Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (Shot down by Russian Anti Aircraft Defence)
Education: Armavir Military Aviation Institute (AVAI)
Awards:
Order of Courage,
Order "For Military Merit",
Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 1st Class,
Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 2nd Class,
Medal of Nesterov,
Medal "For Distinction in Combat",
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 1st Class,
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 2nd Class,
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 3rd Class,
Medal "Participant of the Military Operation in Syria",
Medal "Strategic Command-Staff Exercise - Caucasus 2012",
Medal "For Participation in the Military Parade on Victory Day",
Badge "Officer 1st Class",
Badge "Graduation from a Higher Education Institution"
Previously Deployed: Syria, Georgia (Ossetia), Chechnya (North Caucasus)
"I can say with certainty that it was not the Ukrainian air defense that downed the Russian Su-25 fighter jet! These were the clear and well-coordinated actions of the Russian anti-aircraft forces, and I’d like to say a big thank you to them on behalf of the entire Ukrainian people!"
