The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia published the list of crew members of the Il-76 plane that crashed on July 1 in the Irkutsk region. The crew, led by honored pilot Leonid Semyonovich Filin, made 33 combat flights to extinguish forest fires, saving over 50 thousand people. All the deceased pilots will be included in the lists of heroes and the memorial book of the ministry, and their outstanding achievements and awards highlight their dedication to the rescue mission.

МЧС published the list of crew members of the Il-76 aircraft that crashed on July 1 in the Kachugsky district of the Irkutsk region.
As specified by the ministry's press service, this year alone, the crew of the honored pilot of the Russian Federation, Leonid Semyonovich Filin, made 33 combat flights to extinguish forest fires in the region. The pilots saved 37 settlements, home to more than 50,000 people, from the flames. By the decision of the head of the country's rescue agency, the deceased crew will be included in the lists of heroes and the memorial book of the ministry.
Filin L. S - aircraft commander;
Lebedev A. A - co-pilot;
Petrov G. L. – navigator;
Kuznetsov V. N. - flight engineer;
Murakhin I. E. – radio operator;
Makarov S. A. – flight operator;
Susov S. A. – flight operator;
Khadayev M. M. – flight operator.
Zhdanov V. G. – aviation technician;
Mashninov A. M. – aviation technician;
The press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia also published brief biographical notes about the deceased pilots.
Honored pilot of the Russian Federation, first-class pilot, holder of two Courage Orders, Leonid Semyonovich Filin. Born in 1952. Graduated with honors from the Balashov Military Aviation School. In the Air Force, he rose from a junior pilot to squadron commander. He mastered seven models of aircraft and participated in combat operations in Afghanistan. In the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia since 1995. He participated in nearly 200 rescue and humanitarian operations in the country and abroad. His flight time exceeded 12,000 hours.
Among the first, Leonid Semyonovich Filin mastered the techniques for extinguishing large-scale fires on the Il-76 aircraft in 1996. In the summer of 1996, the pilots of the Ministry of Emergency Situations extinguished natural fires for the first time in the vicinity of Khabarovsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur. After that, Leonid Semyonovich and his colleagues were dispatched to Volgograd, where, for the first time in world practice, firefighting aircraft extinguished the largest fire in the country at the settling pond of OJSC "Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka."
Leonid Semyonovich Filin, in addition to two Courage Orders, was also awarded the "For Courage" medal, the "For Military Merit" medal, and has departmental awards, including the badge "Veteran of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Aviation," the badge "For Merits," the badge of distinction "For Service in the Aviation of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia," and the "For Diligence" medal. He is survived by his wife and two children.
Co-pilot Alexey Alekseevich Lebedev. Born in 1975, graduated from the Aktobe Higher Military Aviation School in 1996. In the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia since 2007. He has repeatedly participated in emergency response operations in the Russian Federation and abroad. He has departmental awards, including the badge "For Merits," the badge "Veteran of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia," the badge "For Merits," and the "For Impeccable Service" medal. He is married and has two sons.
Navigating officer Georgy Lavrentyevich Petrov. Born in 1968, graduated from the Voroshilovgrad Higher Military Aviation School of Navigators in 1989. In the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia since 2008. He has repeatedly participated in emergency response operations in the Russian Federation. He has been awarded departmental awards: the badge "Participant in the Elimination of Emergency Consequences," the "For Courage in Fire" medal, the "For Cooperation in the Name of Salvation" medal, the "For Promoting Rescue Work" medal, and the badge "For Merits." He has a son.
Flight engineer Viktor Nikolaevich Kuznetsov. Born in 1957, graduated from the Moscow Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers in 1988. In the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia since 1996. He has repeatedly participated in emergency response operations in the Russian Federation and abroad. He has state awards: the "For Saving Those in Distress" medal and the Nesterov medal. Departmental awards include the "Participant in Emergency Humanitarian Operations" medal, the badge "Veteran of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia," the "For Impeccable Service" medal, and the badge "For Merits." He is married and has a son.
Radio operator Igor Evgenyevich Murakhin. Born in 1959, graduated from the Leningrad Maritime School of the Ministry of Marine Fleet in 1979, and from the Moscow Aviation Institute in 1990. In the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia since 2011. He has repeatedly participated in emergency response operations in the Russian Federation and abroad. He has departmental awards: the badge "For Merits," the "For Cooperation in the Name of Salvation" medal, and the "For Promoting Rescue Work" medal. He is married and has a son.
Flight operator Sergey Anatolyevich Susov. Born in 1973, graduated from the Lukhovitsy Aviation College in 1992. In the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia since 2008. He has repeatedly participated in emergency response operations in the Russian Federation and abroad. He has departmental awards, including the "Participant in Emergency Humanitarian Operations" medal, the badge "Participant in the Elimination of Emergency Consequences," the badge "Distinguished Aviation of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia," and the badge "For Merits." He is married and has two daughters.
Flight operator Sergey Arkadyevich Makarov. Born in 1968, graduated from the Yegoryevsk Aviation Technical School of Civil Aviation in 1990. In the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia since 2011. He has repeatedly participated in emergency response operations in the Russian Federation and abroad. He has departmental awards: the badge "Participant in the Elimination of Emergency Consequences," the badge "For Merits," the "For Cooperation in the Name of Salvation" medal, and the "For Diligence" medal. He is married and has a son and a daughter.
Flight operator Marat Marklenovich Khadayev. Born in 1964, graduated from the Kharkov Higher Military Aviation Engineering School in 1989. In the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia since 2012. He has repeatedly participated in emergency response operations in the Russian Federation and abroad. He has been awarded departmental awards - the badge "For Merits" and the badge "Participant in the Elimination of Emergency Consequences."
Aviation technician Vadim Georgievich Zhdanov. Born in 1963, graduated from the Moscow Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers in 1990. In the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia since 2011. He has repeatedly participated in emergency response operations in the Russian Federation and abroad. He has a departmental award - the badge "For Merits." He is married.
Aviation technician Andrey Mikhailovich Mashninov. Born in 1966, graduated from the Moscow Railway Transport Technical School in 1986. In the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia since 2008. He has repeatedly participated in emergency response operations in the Russian Federation and abroad. He has departmental awards: the badge "Participant in the Elimination of Emergency Consequences," the "Participant in Emergency Humanitarian Operations" medal, and the "For Cooperation in the Name of Salvation" medal. He is married and has two children.