Evgeny Filev

Mi-8 Pilot - Major

Unit: 112th Separate Helicopter Regiment, 303rd Composite Aviation Division, 11th Air and Air Defense Forces Army, Western Military District

Cargo ID: #660

Full Name: Evgeny Alexandrovich Filev

Russian Name: Филёв Евгений Александрович

Date of Birth: March 17, 1981 (age: 41 years)

Place of Birth: Lviv, Ukrainian SSR

Place of Death: Ukrainian/Belarussian Border (shot down)

On April 4, 2022, while performing a combat mission on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, the crew of the Mi-8 helicopter, controlled by Major Evgeniy Aleksandrovich Filev, disappeared from the radar, and the helicopter was shot down.

Education: Syzran Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots

Awarded: Order of Courage; Order of Courage (ph.), Medal “For Military Distinction.” others under investigation

Previously Deployed: Syria