KIEV, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Colonel Ihor Bedzai, the deputy commander of the Ukrainian Navy, was killed in action, state-run Ukrinform news agency reported Monday.
Bedzai was killed by a Russian fighter rocket during a combat mission as part of the Mi-14 naval helicopter crew, Ukrinform reported, citing a Facebook post by Taras Chmut, director of the Come Back Alive charitable foundation.
Chmut did not disclose in what battle and when Bedzai was killed.
Bedzai formerly served as a commander of the 10th Naval Aviation Brigade. He was known for successfully evacuating military equipment from Crimea to Ukraine after the peninsula was incorporated into Russia in 2014 following a referendum. ■
