Oleksandr Kukurba
Олександр Кукурба
Personal details
Born(1994-09-18)September 18, 1994
Verkhnii Verbizh, Kolomyia Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine
DiedJuly 26, 2022(2022-07-26) (aged 27)
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
EducationIvan Kozhedub National Air Force University
Military service
Allegiance Ukraine
Branch/service
Battles/wars
AwardsHero of Ukraine Hero of Ukraine
Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 1st class (posthumously)
Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 2nd class
Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky 3rd class

Oleksandr Vasyliovich Kukurba (Ukrainian: Олександр Васильович Кукурба; 18 September 1994 – 26 July 2022)[1] was a Ukrainian military officer, major of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant in the Russo-Ukrainian War.[1] Hero of Ukraine (2022), recipient of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky all classes.[1]

Biography

Oleksandr Kukurba was born in 1994 in the village of Verkhnii Verbizh in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine.[1]

Kukurba studied at the Nizhniy Verbizh comprehensive school (p. Nizhniy Verbizh, Kolomyia Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk region).

He completed his military service as the head of intelligence at the headquarters of the 299th tactical aviation brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[2]

During the repulse of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he flew 100 sorties, destroyed more than 20 tanks and about 50 combat units of armored vehicles and other means, as well as more than 300 enemy personnel.[3][4]

He died in battle for Ukraine on 26 July 2022.[5][6] The Nizhniy Verbizh community declared 27–29 July to be days of mourning.[7][8] Kukurba was buried in his native village on 29 July 2022.[9] Two days of mourning for him where held in his place of birth.[1]

Awards and honours

Oleksandr Kukurba with Order of Gold Star
  • the title Hero of Ukraine[10] with the awarding of the «Golden Star» order (14 April 2022[1]) — for personal courage and heroism, shown in the defense of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.[1][3]
  • Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi I class (8 August 2022, posthumously).[11]
  • Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi II class[10] (6 July 2022[1]) — for personal courage and selfless actions shown in the defense of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, loyalty to the military oath.
  • Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi III class[10] (22 March 2022[1]) — for personal courage and selfless actions shown in the defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, loyalty to the military oath.

In November 2022 the Cosmonaut Komarov street in Dnipro (located in the Sobornyi District) was renamed Oleksandr Kukurba Street as part of the derussification drive following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "A pilot awarded 'Hero of Ukraine' has died in the war". Ukrainska Pravda. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
    "Загинув льотчик-штурмовик, Герой України Олександр Кукурба, Вечірній Київ". Vechirniy Kyiv (in Ukrainian). 27 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Загинув льотчик-штурмовик, 28-річний Герой України Олександр Кукурба // Укрінформ. — 2022. — 27 липня.
  3. 1 2 За 50 днів цієї війни Україна стала героєм для всього вільного світу — звернення Президента Володимира Зеленського Archived 2022-04-15 at the Wayback Machine // Офіс Президента України. — 2022. — 14 квітня.
  4. ↑ Президент вручив нагороди військовим та членам родин загиблих захисників, яким присвоєно звання Героя України Archived 2022-05-23 at the Wayback Machine // Офіс Президента України. — 2022. — 29 квітня.
  5. ↑ "Загинув Герой України Олександр Кукурба". Galka.if.ua. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Захищаючи небо України, загинув Олександр Кукурба з Верхнього Вербіжа на Коломийщині". dzerkalo.media. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Загинув Герой України Олександр Кукурба". «Галичина».
  8. ↑ "Герой України Олександр Кукурба загинув у повітряному бою". «Україна Молода».
  9. ↑ Загинув під час 100 бойового вильоту. На Прикарпатті поховали Героя України Олександра Кукурбу
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Lesya Avenue Ukraine, Nezlamna and Khutirska streets – new renaming in Dnipro". Dnipro City Council (in Ukrainian). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 8 серпня 2022 year № 569/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)
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