Ukrainian film "Air Defenders" won the eighth festival of aviation tapes in Warsaw under the name FlyFilmFestival.

Joyful news was informed by the CEO of NEXTFILM Dmitry Stade. "The first place among the documentary films was taken by the film" Air Defenders "at the VIII International Festival of Aviation Films FlyFilmFestival", - he wrote on his own page in the social network.

Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Andrei Deshchitsa congratulated the director of the film Dmitry Ponomarev on his victory in the blog.

By the way, the documentary tape "Air defenders", directed by Dmitry Ponomarev and Ruslan Panasyuk tells the story of the An-26 aircraft crew, which was shot down on July 14, 2014 over Lugansk.

He was going to Lugansk airport with water, food for checkpoints with seven crew members and one escort aboard.

The connection with the plane was lost, and at the headquarters it was reported that the ship was most likely knocked down.

Pilot Dmitry Mayboroda continued to control the flaming plane, meanwhile, when some crew members were able to airborne from it.