Retired Volunteer/Su-25 Pilot - Major
Previously: Squadron Commander /Training Instructor
Unit: Su-25 "23 Yellow" RF-90958, 266th Assault Aviation Regiment Domna airfield (military unit 63559) and/or Steppe (military unit 90175), Trans-Baikal Territory
He served in the Chelyabinsk and Orenburg regions. He commanded a squadron and taught young pilots flying skills.
In 1998 he finished his flying career with the rank of major. The family moved to Anapa
Cargo ID: #267
Full Name: Vladimir Nikolaevich Krot
Russian Name: Крот Владимир Николаевич
Date of Birth: January 26, 1963 (age: 59 years)
Place of Birth: Nizhnyaya Poima, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Place of Death: Mankovo-Kalitvenskoye in the north of the Rostov region. (low-altitude maneuvers and touching power lines), (49.38473, 40.34042)
Education: Yeisk Flight School (graduated 1984)
Awards: Medal “For Military Merit”, Medal “From the Grateful Afghan People.”(sic.)
In 1998 he finished his flying career with the rank of major. The family moved to Anapa.
But this year, after the start of the Northern Military District, Vladimir Nikolaevich decided that he needed to return to duty.
