Pavlo Ivanovych Ivanov is a Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilot.
He is mentioned on the Facebook page of his brother, attack pilot of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Rostyslav Lazarenko.
Biography
Pavlo Ivanov is 26 years old.
Before mastering the F-16, he flew the Soviet Su-25 attack aircraft.
He flew 130 combat missions.
Military rank - captain.
Pavlo Ivanov was awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd degree, on July 27, 2022, the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 2nd degree, on February 26, 2023, and the Order of "For Courage", 3rd degree, on March 13, 2025.
Pavlo Ivanov
What is known about the death of Pavlo Ivanov?
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced that Pavlo Ivanov died on April 12, 2025 while performing a combat mission on an F-16 aircraft.
It is noted that an interdepartmental commission has launched an investigation to clarify all the circumstances of the tragedy.
In turn, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that he had received reports from the military about the death of Pavlo Ivanov.
Zelenskyy, by his decree, Pavlo Ivanov the title of Hero of Ukraine with the award of the Order of the Gold Star posthumously.
Pavel Ivanov was also awarded the military rank of major posthumously.
Ukrainian MP Mariana Bezugla hinted in her message that the F-16 plane with Pavlo Ivanov on board could have been shot down by Ukrainian air defense forces.
"The system of 'friends and foes' has still not been settled," Bezugla wrote on her Facebook page on April 12, 2025.