Roman Nikolayevich Filipov (Russian: Рома́н Никола́евич Фили́пов; 13 August 1984 – 3 February 2018) was a Russian military pilot who killed himself in a last stand to avoid being captured after being wounded by militants when his Su-25SM jet was shot down in Idlib Province, Syria, on 3 February 2018. Filipov was posthumously awarded the honor of the Hero of the Russian Federation.
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13 August 1984 Voronezh, Russia
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Died |
3 February 2018 (aged 33) Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
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Zodiac | Leo |
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