Burgas police officers reveal that he is a Ukrainian colonel
The deceased is Mykhailo Matyushenko, 61, his plane was shot down near Odessa
The body of a Ukrainian military pilot floated in the sea near Tsarevo in September, the regional directorate of the Burgas Interior Ministry revealed today. The news was shared during an official ceremony for the police holiday, in which the chief inspector Hristo Ichev – head of the “Investigations” sector was awarded. It was he who told the interesting story, which until now has not been made public.
“An unidentified corpse was unloaded in the Tsarevo area. What was characteristic of him was that he was with a parachute. He was examined and taken for an autopsy. We started working on the hot tracks or what remained of the carcass. He was in an advanced stage of decomposition. According to the coroner, he remained in the water for about 2 or 3 months. The body had severed limbs and was disfigured, “says Hristo Ichev.
After analyzing the equipment found, the Burgas investigative police officers contacted the parachuting and paragliding clubs and through them reached their colleagues – military pilots.
This is how they understand that the equipment found belongs to a military pilot. “We got in touch with the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force and exchanged information. They sent us the characteristic data on the equipment of their plane and the pilot, directing us to the places where we should see from the signs and numbers of the equipment that match the type of aircraft and especially that of the pilot.The hardest thing we could find was the 5-digit code which was almost erased by water and oxidation.This number was found that we presented in Ukraine and in 2-3 days we were able to identify who the pilot was “, reveals the head of the” Investigations “sector at the Directorate of the Burgas Interior Ministry.
This is how the story becomes clear: a Ukrainian SU 125 military plane with two pilots was shot down in the area of the Snake Island in the Black Sea, opposite Odessa. It is believed that during the catapult, the legs of one of the chicks got stuck and were severed during the catapult itself. The soldier most likely died from blood loss, as no other signs of injury were found on his body.
Burgas investigators are meeting with representatives of the Ukrainian embassy, who are assisting in carrying out the DNA analysis of the daughter of the deceased. This confirms the identity of the deceased – he is 61-year-old Mykhailo Matyushenko – pilot and military instructor. According to the Ukrainian media, he was one of the instructors of the so-called “Ghosts of Kiev” air brigade, which inflicts serious blows on the Russian military aviation.
In addition to Chief Inspector Hristo Ichev, awarded by the Interior Minister for his initiative and high professional results in finding, identifying and returning to Ukraine the body of a Ukrainian pilot who died on the Black Sea, the investigator of the case from the office district of Tsarevo, inspector Svetla Dimitrova was also awarded.
