Su-34 Pilot, Head of the Flight Safety Service

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: Бондарева Александра Юрьевича

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

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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

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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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