Sergey Palagin

Sergey Vyacheslavovich Palagin (Russian: Серге́й Вячесла́вович Пала́гин; 26 March 1968, Saratov, USSR — 6 November 2020, Krasnodar, Russia) was a Russian military pilot, lieutenant colonel, and combatant during the Ossetian-Ingush conflict, First Chechen War, Second Chechen War, War of Dagestan, and Ossetian war. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2004.
Biography.
Over his time in service of the Russian Military (1985–2014) Palagin earned the nickname "Brother" (Russian: Братишка), given to him by soldiers who were often rescued by his experienced helicopter crew in critical situations.