Alexander Antonov and Vladimir Nikishin, two pilots of the Wagner group

On December 2, Alexander Antonov and Vladimir Nikishin, two pilots of the Russian paramilitary formation Wagner took off in their Sukhoi 24 to carry out strikes on a Ukrainian convoy that was moving to the weakly defended Wagner position near Klesheyevka, south of Bakhmut.

Before they could launch an attack, they were hit by a missile from the MANPADS system and their plane was set on fire.

Finding themselves in mortal danger, the two did not try to save themselves by catapulting, but instead decided to crash into the column that was moving towards their comrades with a plane full of fuel and armed with a set of missiles.

They aimed their aircraft straight at the column, destroying so many enemy forces that the Ukrainian column could not carry out its combat mission and the attack was called off.

Two days ago, after negotiations with the Ukrainians, the bodies of the two pilots were returned to Russia, and the negotiations were attended by the founder of PMC Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who said afterwards:

“They sent us our comrades, returned them home, returned them with dignity and respect.” The whole country respects them, we also respect the enemy. Now they are with us again – this is important,” he said.

He pointed out that the “negotiating group for the return of the bodies of Wagner fighters did a tremendous job to return the heroes to the country with military honors.”

According to reports from social networks, Ukrainians respect the members of this unit, who are also called “musicians” so much that they themselves covered their coffins with Russian and Wagner flags.

(Kurir.rs)

Courier