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Stepan Tarabalka
Birth name
Stepan Ivanovych Tarabalka
Born
(1993-01-09)9 January 1993 Korolivka, Kolomyia Raion, Ukraine
Died
13 March 2022(2022-03-13) (aged 29) Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine[1]
Allegiance
Ukraine
Service/branch
Ukrainian Air Force
Years of service
2014–2022
Rank
Major
Battles/wars
Russo-Ukrainian War
Annexation of Crimea
War in Donbas
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Kyiv offensive †
Awards
Order of the Gold Star (posthumously)
Spouse(s)
Olenia
Stepan Ivanovych Tarabalka (Ukrainian: Степан Іванович Тарабалка; 9 January 1993 – 13 March 2022), in English media also referred to as Stephen Tarabalka, was a Ukrainian military officer, a pilot and a major in the Ukrainian Air Force. He served during the Russo-Ukrainian War, including the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
^"Тарабалка, Степан Іванович". Great Ukrainian Encyclopedia (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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Global Information
Ukraine
Ukrainian Air Force
Order of the Gold Star (posthumously)