Colonel Yuri Pyzhik is a military pilot and Commander of the Belarussian 61st Fighter Air Base / Baranovichi airfield. He is part of the Belarussian army, which has supported Russian military aggression against Ukraine. In this capacity he participated in the joint military exercises of Russia and Belarus preceding the military build-up at the Ukrainian border which prepared the Russian military aggression of 24 Feb 2022. He is therefore responsible for and actively supporting actions undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as stability and security in Ukraine.