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Zelenskyy awards Ukraine’s highest honor to pilot killed in Russian strike

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President Zelenskyy has posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to Maksym Ustymenko, a Ukrainian Air Force pilot who was killed while defending the country’s skies during another wave of Russian attacks. In a decree signed this week, Zelenskyy praised Ustymenko’s courage, skill, and ultimate sacrifice in the face of overwhelming danger. The fallen pilot is remembered as one of Ukraine’s bravest defenders, giving his life to protect his nation from continued aerial bombardment.

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