Pilots Andrei Nichiporchik, Nikita Kukonenko awarded Hero of Belarus title posthumously

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed a decree to award pilots Andrei Nichiporchik and Nikita Kukonenko the Hero of Belarus title posthumously. 

The flight commander and the pilot of the training and combat squadron of the 116th Assault Airbase of the Air Force and Air Defense Force of Belarus were honored with such a high award for their courage and heroism in the line of duty.