Valentyn Lystopad

Valentyn Antonovych Lystopad (Валентин Антонович Листопад) is a Ukrainian serviceman, Major General, Deputy Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Biography
Military pilot.

As of September 2021 – Colonel, Commander of the Operational Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

As of February 2022 – Colonel, Deputy Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

On 7 August 2022, on the day of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, he was promoted to the rank of Major General.

A few days after receiving his next rank, his son (also a military pilot) Anton Lystopad was killed during the full-scale Russian invasion.

Awards

 * Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, III degree (19 May 2022)
 * Order of Danylo Halytsky (2 May 2022)

Military ranks

 * Colonel
 * Brigadier General (28 February 2022)
 * Major General (7 August 2022)