The aircraft of General Canamat Botashev was shot down in the sky over the Lugansk region on May 22. The pilot did not have time to eject, reports Kommersant.
In Karachayevsk, the body of Canamat Botashev was delivered by a helicopter. He was loaded into mourning stretchers to bury according to Muslim customs. A mourning rally was held on the central square, which was attended by relatives, friends and colleagues of the deceased pilot. The chairman of the spiritual department of the KCR Ismail Berdyev said a memorial prayer.
The deputy commander in chief of cosmic forces for military-political work, which was present at a mourning rally, Lieutenant General Alexander Maksimtsev handed the Hero Star to the family and reported the details of the death of Canamat Botashev.
According to his information, the pilot was shot down by a anti-aircraft missile when he helped to get out of the environment of one of the airborne assault groups. The general knew that strong air defense was operating in this area, nevertheless, he decided to conduct an attack at a super -magician and was shot down upon exit from the attack.
On June 1, by decree of the President of Russia, he was awarded the title of Hero of Russia posthumously.
The head of the KCR Rashid Temrezov, who spoke at a mourning rally, said that Canamat Botashev died “like a real hero” and said that he made an offer to the Karachay City Duma to assign the central square of Karachayevsk named after the deceased pilot.
Note, the BBC Russian Service on May 24 reported with reference to sources that Canamat Botashev died during the crash of the Su-25 aircraft, which was shot down by the Ukrainian military in the sky over the Luhansk region.