Vadym Voroshylov

External video
	Як військова авіація втрачає кращі кадри через пережитки минулого. Вадим Ворошилов для ГІТ on YouTube, ГІТ: Громадське Інтерактивне Телебачення.
	Пілоти НАТО ще повчаться! Військовий льотчик на псевдо Karaya невтомно захищає українське небо on YouTube, Вікна-новини, 2022.
	Пілот «Karaya» знищив 5 дронів-камікадзе і катапультувався on YouTube, 5 канал, 14.10.2022.
	Український пілот розповідає, як збив 5 дронів «Шахідів» on YouTube, Суспільне Новини, 14.10.2022.
	Heroic Ukrainian pilot's cockpit cam shows daring below-radar flight on YouTube, Scripps News, 21 April 2023

Vadym Voroshylov
Vadym Voroshylov
Native name	Вадим Олександрович Ворошилов
Birth name	Vadym Oleksandrovych Voroshylov
Nickname	Karaya
Born	February 2, 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine
Allegiance	Ukraine
Service/branch	Ukrainian Air Force
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; ;
Awards	Order of the Gold Star

Vadym Oleksandrovych Voroshylov (Ukrainian: Вадим Олександрович Ворошилов; callsign "Karaya"; 2 February 1994 in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian fighter pilot ace of the Ukrainian Air Force, and a recipient of the Hero of Ukraine award.

He took his call sign, Karaya, in honor of the WW2 fighter pilot Erich Hartmann, the most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare.^[1]^{[unreliable source?]}

Biography[]

In 2011, he graduated from the Kremenchuk Military Lyceum,^[2] and in 2015 he graduated (with honors; specialty — Military Administration (Air Force) and in 2016 he earned a (Master's degree, with honors, specialty — management of aviation units) from the Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University.

After graduation, he was assigned to the 204th Tactical Aviation Brigade, where he served as a pilot (2016–2018), senior pilot (2018–2020) of the aviation link of the aviation squadron and head of the flight safety service (2020–2021).

In 2017, he became the best young pilot of the South Air Command.

In 2020, following the results of flight competitions, he was named the "Best Fighter Crew of the Air Force of Ukraine".

In 2021, at the end of his contract, he resigned from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He worked as a senior aviation chief at a civilian airfield.

Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022)[]

On February 24, 2022, after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he resumed his service.

At first, he flew missions over the Zhytomyr Oblast. After that, he flew over the Izyum and eastern directions, and later over the Kherson Oblast.

On October 10, during a massive missile attack, he shot down two Russian cruise missiles.^[3]

On October 12, according to Ukrainian officials he destroyed five Shahed 136 drones: three in southern Ukraine and two over Vinnytsia, making him an ace in a day.^[3] Due to the damage to his fighter aircraft, a MiG-29 Fulcrum, Vadym ejected in Vinnytsia region, having previously diverted the fighter jet from the settlement.^[3] He was awarded the Hero of Ukraine award for his actions, and acquired the nickname "Ghost of Vinnytsia".^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]