The Ukrainian Air Force demonstrates their SU-27 Flanker at the 2018 Royal International Air Tattoo airshow at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England.

Update from European Airshows:
Colonel Oleksandr “Grey Wolf” Oksanchenko, who was the Ukrainian Air Force Flanker display pilot between 2013-2018, lost his life on February 25, 2022 when his jet was shot down over Kyiv by a Russian S-400 Triumph Air Defence Missile System during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Col. Oksanchenko was not only a very experienced pilot who won a number of awards for the best flying display at many events across Europe, but he was also a true fan of airshows. Despite leaving the active service and joining the reserves in late 2018 he volunteered to remain in the Ukrainian Flanker Solo Display Team as a coach/advisor and travelled with the team during the 2019 display season which was also the last airshow season for the team.

He came out of retirement to defend his country from the Russian invasion and paid the highest price. Col. Oksanchenko was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine by the president of the Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. "Grey Wolf" is also rumored to be the inspiration of the "Ghost of Kyiv".

RIP “Grey Wolf” and other Ukrainian pilots defending their county.

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