Ilya Sizov

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Ilya Sizov
Native name	Илья Андреевич Сизов
Birth name	Ilya Andreevich Sizov
Born	(1985-08-17) 17 August 1985 (age 39) Kineshma, Ivanovo Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russia
Service	Russian Air Force
Rank	Podpolkovnik
Battles and wars	Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war Russian invasion of Ukraine
Awards	Hero of the Russian Federation Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th degree with swords Order of Courage Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd degree with swords Medal For Courage Nesterov Medal Medal For Military Valor (Ministry of Defense) 2nd degree Medal for Strengthening Military Cooperation (Ministry of Defense of Russia 2009) Medal for Distinction in Military Service (Ministry of Defense 2009) 2nd degree Medal For Distinction in Military Service (Ministry of Defense) 3rd degree Medal for Participant in Military Operation in Syria Medal for Participation in Military Parade on Victory Day Medal 100 years of the Air Force

Ilya Andreevich Sizov (Russian: Илья Андреевич Сизов; born 17 August 1985) is a Russian military man, fighter ace,^[1] and deputy commander of the 23rd Fighter Aviation Regiment 303rd Mixed Aviation Division 11th Air Force and Air Defense Army. He is a participant in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, where he also received the award Hero of the Russian Federation (2022).

Born in Kineshma, Ivanovo Oblast into a military family,^[2] he spent his childhood in Karelia, and graduated from secondary school No. 45 in Petrozavodsk.^[3]

He graduated from the Krasnodar Military Aviation Institute. In 2016, he won the all-army military competition "Aviadarts". He participated in the Russian military operation in Syria.^[3]

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while flying a Su-30SM fighter,^[4] Lieutenant Colonel Ilya Sizov "destroyed 11 Ukrainian aircraft (3 Su-24 aircraft, 3 Su-27 aircraft, 2 MiG-29 aircraft, 2 Mi-24 helicopters, 1 Mi-14 helicopter), and two Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile systems".^[3]

• Hero of the Russian Federation (2022)^[5]
• Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th degree with swords
• Order of Courage
• Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class with swords
• Nesterov Medal
• Medal "For Courage"
• Medals of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, including:
  • "For Military Valor" II degree
  • "For Strengthening Military Cooperation"
  • "To the participant of the military operation in Syria"
  • "For participation in the military parade on Victory Day"
  • "Vostok 2018"