Vasyl Nikiforov
Vasyl Nikiforov | |
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Vasyl Nikiforov during the international maneuvers "Safe Sky" (2011) | |
| Native name | Василь Нікіфоров |
| Birth name | Vasyl Semenovych Nikiforov |
| Born | 4 August 1954 Pavlivka, Khmilnyk Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast |
| Died | 7 March 2015 (aged 60) Vinnytsia |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Branch | Ukrainian Air Force |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles / wars | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Awards | Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi |
| Alma mater | Chernihiv Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots, Gagarin Air Force Academy, National Defense Academy of Ukraine |
Vasyl Semenovych Nikiforov (4 August 1954, Pavlivka, Khmilnyk Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast – 7 March 2015, Vinnytsia) was a Ukrainian serviceman and a lieutenant general. He was the Deputy Commander of the Air Force for Aviation – Chief of Aviation of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a military sniper aviator. He accumulated over 3300 hours of flight time. His mentor was Fedir Tyshchuk.