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Andrii Pilshchykov
Андрій Пільщиков
Personal details
Born
Andrii Borysovych Pilshchykov
Died25 August 2023
near Zhytomyr Oblast[1][2]
NationalityUkrainian
NicknameJuice (Джус)[3][4]
Military service
AllegianceUkraine
Branch/serviceArmed Forces of Ukraine
Years of service?—2023
RankCaptain
Battles/warsRusso-Ukrainian War
AwardsOrder for Courage

Andrii Borysovych Pilshchykov (Ukrainian: Андрій Борисович Пільщиков, died August 25, 2023 near Zhytomyr Oblast)[1][2] was a prominent fighter pilot with the call sign "Juice", a captain in the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade[5] of the Ukrainian Air Force.[3][4] He flew Mikoyan MiG-29s during Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]

Biography

In 2018, the pilot took part in the international exercise "Clear Sky 2018". At that time, his American friends gave him the call sign "Juice" because he would not drink alcoholic beverages. For some time, he was the only pilot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with an official call sign.[4]

Since the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion, he has been defending Ukraine's skies. He participated in the air defense of Kyiv and other territories.[4] Since March 2022 Juice gave several live interviews to CNN between sorties, without disclosing his real name, while wearing a helmet or a bandana over his mouth.[7][8]

As of 7 May 2022, Juice had 500 hours of combat flight time.[9]

He died in the evening of 25 August 2023 along with two other pilots, when two L-39 training planes collided near Zhytomyr Oblast.[1][2] Juice's death was widely covered in Ukrainain media, which published full archive photographs where his face can be seen.[5]

Advocacy efforts

Juice was mentioned as an authoritative reference on challenges faced by Ukrainian Air Force[10][11] and the need to supply F-16 fighters to Ukraine.[12] In interviews with The Washington Post,[13] Financial Times,[14] CNN,[11][15] Fox News,[16] BBC News,[6] he called on Western partners to provide Ukraine with modern fighter jets.

In June 2022, Juice visited the US with another Ukrainian pilot, call sign Moonfish, to lobby for F-16s for Ukraine.[17] Sean Penn joined Juice and Moonfish to help their advocacy efforts.[8] The pilots met with US lawmakers to discuss modern weapons systems needed in Ukraine.[3] Juice and Moonfish met with Adam Kinzinger in his office in Washington, D.C.[18] As a result of that meeting, Adam Kinzinger introduced the «Ukraine Fighter Pilots Act» to the United States House of Representatives on June 17, 2022. The bill was cosponsored by Chrissy Houlahan, Ted Lieu, Susan Wild, Tom Malinowski, Abigail Spanberger and Mike Levin.[19][20][21][22]

In June 2023, Juice was quoted in a CNN article.[11]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c "Відомий український пілот «Джус» загинув в авіатрощі". Gazeta.ua (in Ukrainian). 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  2. ^ a b c Court, Elsa (26 August 2023). "Air Force: 3 pilots killed in crash above Zhytomyr Oblast". Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c McFall, Caitlin (June 24, 2022). "Top Gun Ukrainian pilots push US for jets, senator says lawmakers will 'press the case' with White House". Fox News.
  4. ^ a b c d Анна Шиканова (2022-07-24). "Росіяни тупо виконують накази, навіть смертельні: льотчик з "Привидів Києва" розкрив секрети про війну в повітрі". РБК-Україна (in Ukrainian).
  5. ^ a b "На Житомирщині у авіакатастрофі загинув відомий пілот 40-ї бригади тактичної авіації на позивний "Juice"". 5.ua (in Ukrainian). 2023-08-26.
  6. ^ a b Abdujalil Abdurasulov, Zhanna Bezpiatchuk (2023-05-09). "Ukraine war: Jet pilots talk about the air war with Russia". BBC News.
  7. ^ "Anderson Cooper interviews Ukrainian fighter pilot on standby between attacks". Yahoo Entertainment. March 22, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Sean Penn helps Ukrainian fighter pilots lobby for US aid". MSN. June 25, 2022.
  9. ^ Anthony Loyd (2022-05-07). "Fighting for the skies on a wing and a prayer". The Times.
  10. ^ Newdick, Thomas (December 13, 2022). "Inside Ukraine's Desperate Fight Against Drones With MiG-29 Pilot "Juice"". The Drive.
  11. ^ a b c Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, William Bonnett, Daria Markina Tarasova (2023-06-21). "Ukrainian pilots plead for F-16s as they battle Russian air superiority". CNN.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Cotovio, Vasco (June 21, 2023). "Ukrainian pilots plead for F-16s as they battle Russian air superiority". CNN.
  13. ^ Isabelle Khurshudyan. "Ukrainian fighter pilots in old jets take on better-equipped Russians". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  14. ^ Roman Olearchyk (2023-02-02). "Military briefing: does Ukraine need western fighter jets?". Financial Times.
  15. ^ ""Нам потрібні винищувачі та ППО" — український пілот в ефірі CNN". Militarnyi. 2022-03-22.
  16. ^ "Ukraine fighter pilot pleads for more military aircraft from US: 'We are not capable enough'". Fox News Channel. 2022-06-22.
  17. ^ Johnson, Kimberly (June 27, 2022). "Ukrainian Pilots Visit U.S. To Lobby for Fighter Jets". Flying Magazine.
  18. ^ "The Air Force has selected a group of pilots to train with Western fighter jets". Militarnyi. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  19. ^ Gillespie, Maura (2022-06-17). "Kinzinger & Houlahan Introduce Ukraine Fighter Pilots Act". kinzinger.house.gov. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17.
  20. ^ Kinzinger, Adam (2022-06-16). "To authorize appropriations to provide assistance and training to Ukrainian pilots, and for other purposes" (PDF). kinzinger.house.gov (bill). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-17.
  21. ^ Kinzinger, Adam (2022-06-17). "H.R.8144 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Ukrainian Fighter Pilots Act". congress.gov.
  22. ^ Malyasov, Dylan (2022-06-23). "Congressmen introduce bill to train Ukrainian fighter pilots". Defence Blog.
  23. ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 2 May 2022 year № 293/2022 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України» (in Ukrainian)

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