he was only 44 years old at the time. After leaving the military in 1965, he briefly worked as a manager of a fuel trust in Lugansk, but his strong will led to him getting into squabbles with high-ranking politicians in the region. In 1968 he moved to Chernigov; his health deteriorated over time and he suffered multiple heart attacks, and he became depressed after his gold star medals were stolen. To cheer him up, a Tu-95 made low-altitude flight over his house on his 70th birthday. He died in Vinnitsa on 9 June 2002 and was buried in the Yatsevo cemetery. Awards and honors Soviet Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (22 October 1941 and 31 December 1942) Three Orders of Lenin (22 October 1941, 19 August 1944, and 4 June 1965) Two Order of the Red Banner (20 February 1942 and 29 April 1954) Order of Alexander Nevsky (13 July 1943) Order of the Patriotic War 1st class (11 March 1985) Order of the Red Star (3 March 1953) campaign, service, and jubilee medals Foreign Ukraine - Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 2nd and 3rd class (3rd class - 7 May 1995; 2nd class - 14 October 1999) Mongolian People's Republic - Order of the Red Banner (15 April 1943) Hungarian People's Republic - Order of the Red Star (4 April 1955) A Russian Tu-160 and a Ukrainian Tu-22M-3 were named in his honor. References Bibliography Heroes of the Soviet Union Soviet Air Force generals Soviet lieutenant generals 1920 births 2002 deaths Soviet World War II pilots Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 2nd class Recipients of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class People from Luhansk Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union alumni