Head of Flight Safety Service, Su-25 Pilot - Major
Unit: 18th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment, 303rd Composite Aviation Division, 11th Air and Air Defense Forces Army, Western Military District
Cargo ID: #223
Full Name: Evgeny Igorevich Osipov
Russian Name: Осипов Евгений Игоревич
Date of Birth: January 15, 1989 (age: 33 years)
Place of Birth: Novodevitsa village, Primorsky Krai, Russia
Place of Death: Kyiv Oblast (Shot Down)
Awards: Order of Courage (ph.), Medal "Order of Merit to the Fatherland" 2nd class, Others Being Investigated
Today marks a year since our comrade, attack pilot Major Evgeniy Igorevich Osipov, did not return from a combat mission.
On March 4, 2022, his Su-25 with tail number “04” was shot down in the Kyiv region.
Zhenya ejected and took part in the battle on the ground, during which he died as a Hero, repeating the feat of his colleague Roman Filipov.
Major Evgeny Osipov CargoID #223 Flying Red 4, Shot down on the 4th, Major Nikolai Prozorov CargoID #296 flying Red 10, shot down on the 10th
April 3 at the secondary school. Novodevitsa Khorolsky Moscow Region held an event to open the Hero’s Desk dedicated to Guard Major Evgeniy Igorevich Osipov.
Recently, his family received the gold star “Hero of the Primorsky Territory”, which was presented by Governor Oleg Kozhemyako.
Su-25SM "04 Red" RF-91958
s/n 25508110374 (2011 onwards)
18th Assault Aviation Regiment, Chernigovka airfield, Primorsky Krai
Pilot - Major Osipov Evgeniy Igorevich Cargo ID #223( denazified )
Demilitarized on March 4, 2022 in the area of the village Kodra, Kyiv region (50.55134, 29.61641)
