Su-34 Pilot, Head of the Flight Safety Service - Major

Unit: 559th Bomber Aviation Regiment, 1st Guards Composite Aviation Division, 4th Air and Air Defense Forces Army, Southern Military District

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"On March 3, 2023, in the Yenakievo region, at around 1:30 p.m., anti-aircraft gunners of the Nikopol anti-aircraft missile regiment of the "East" air command destroyed a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber. One of the pilots was killed."

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English Name: Alexander Yuryevich Bondarev

Russian Name: Бондарев Александр Юрьевич

Date of Birth: February 2, 1979 (age: 44 years)

Place of Birth: Kyrgyzstan.

Lived in: Mironovka, Bagansky district, Novosibirsk region, Russia, Krasnodar Region as well, Also his Burial place.

Education: Armavir Higher Military Aviation Pilot School (Graduated 2003)

Awards: Hero of Russia (ph.),Order of Merit for the Fatherland (ph.), Order of Courage, others under investigation

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Bondarev's Su-34was likely carrying a UPAB-1500V (УПАБ-1500В) - a precision glide bomb that can strike up to 40km from where it is launched. However, as it is a glide weapon it must be dropped from an altitude of 14km for maximum range, putting the Su-34 in danger of air-defense actions.
At least one pilot was alive after the initial impact to initiate the ejection sequence.
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Brother

English Name: Alexey Yuryevich Bondarev

Russian Name: Бондарев Алексей Юрьевич

Date of Birth: October 1, 1985

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Phone Numbers: +8-923-229-1288; +8-923-188-0770

Sister

English Name: Alyona Bondareva

Russian Name: Алена Бондарева

Social Media: VK.com (set to private)

Brother

English Name: Vladimir Yuryevich Bondarev

Russian Name: Бондарев Владимир Юрьевич

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Brother

English Name: Andrey Yuryevich Bondarev

Russian Name: Бондарев Андрей Юрьевич

Date of Birth: July 20, 1984

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On February 22, 2024, memorial plaques to Major Alexander Yuryevich Bondarev, a former student of these schools, who died during a special military operation, were unveiled at Mironovskaya Secondary School and Petrushinskaya Basic School.
Alexander Yuryevich Bondarev was awarded the title Hero of Russia posthumously, also awarded the Order of Courage and nominated for an award - the medal “For Services to the Fatherland.”