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Hero of Ukraine Lieutenant Colonel Serhiy Verbytsky examines the remains of his SU-24M aircraft on the outskirts of the town of Izyum, Kharkiv Region, on April 17, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. On March 22, 2022, the crew of the SU-24M bomber, consisting of pilot Oleksiy Kovalenko and navigator Serhiy Verbytsky, bombed a column of Russian heavy equipment, after which their plane was shot down. The pilot Oleksiy Kovalenko died, and the navigator Serhiy Verbytskyi managed to eject and the injured man to get to the Ukrainian positions. Both pilots were awarded the title Hero of Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov/AFP Photo)
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