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The order of Lenin	Order of the Red Banner	Order of the Red Banner	Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Banner	Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky III degree	Order of Alexander Nevsky	Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree

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Nikolai Illarionovich Semeyko(March 25, 1923 - April 20, 1945) - Soviet military pilot, guard captain, twice Hero of the Soviet Union.

Biography

Semeiko Nikolai Illarionovich was born on March 25, 1923 in the city of Slavyansk (now Donetsk region of Ukraine) in the family of an employee. By nationality - Ukrainian.

He graduated from junior high school No. 12, which bears his name.

Period of the Great Patriotic War

By the time of his last flight, N.I. Semeyko had made 227 sorties to attack enemy troops, as a result of which he personally destroyed and damaged seven tanks, 10 artillery pieces, five aircraft at enemy airfields, 19 vehicles with troops and cargo, a steam locomotive, and blew up two ammunition depots, suppressed 17 anti-aircraft artillery firing points, destroyed many other military equipment and enemy personnel.

An excerpt characterizing Semeyko, Nikolai Illarionovich

I stroked her long silky hair, inhaling its new, unfamiliar aroma and hugging her fragile thin body to me, I was ready to die right now, if only this wonderful moment would not be interrupted...
Anna frantically clung to me, clinging tightly to me with her thin little hands, as if wanting to dissolve, hide in me from the world that had suddenly become so monstrous and unfamiliar... which was once bright and kind and so dear to her!..
Why were we given this horror?!.. What did we do to deserve all this pain?.. There were no answers to this... Yes, there probably couldn’t have been.
I was afraid until I lost consciousness for my poor baby!.. Even at her early age, Anna was a very strong and bright personality. She never compromised and never gave up, fighting to the end despite the circumstances. And I wasn't afraid of anything...
“To be afraid of something is to accept the possibility of defeat. Don’t let fear into your heart, dear” – Anna learned her father’s lessons well...
And now, seeing her, perhaps for the last time, I had to have time to teach her the opposite - “not to go ahead” when her life depended on it. This has never been one of my “laws” in life. I learned this only now, watching how her bright and proud father passed away in the creepy basement of Caraffa... Anna was the last Sorceress in our family, and she had to survive at all costs in order to have time to give birth to a son or a daughter who would continue what our family has so carefully preserved for centuries. She had to survive. At any cost... Except betrayal.
– Mommy, please don’t leave me with him!.. He’s very bad! I see him. He's scary!
– You... – what?!! Can you see him?! – Anna nodded fearfully. Apparently I was so dumbfounded that I scared her with my appearance. – Can you get through his protection?..
Anna nodded again. I stood there, completely shocked, unable to understand - HOW could she do this??? But that wasn't important now. All that mattered was that at least one of us could “see” him. And this meant perhaps defeating him.
-Can you see his future? Can?! Tell me, my sun, will we destroy it?!.. Tell me, Annushka!
I was shaking with excitement - I longed to hear that Caraffa would die, I dreamed of seeing him defeated!!! Oh, how I dreamed about this!.. How many days and nights I made fantastic plans, one crazy of the other, just to clear the earth of this bloodthirsty viper!.. But nothing worked, I could not “read” his black soul. And now it happened - my baby could see Caraffa! I have hope. We could destroy it together, combining our “witch” powers!
But I was happy too early... Easily reading my thoughts, raging with joy, Anna sadly shook her head:
– We will not defeat him, mother... He will destroy us all. He will destroy so many like us. There will be no escape from him. Forgive me, mom... – bitter, hot tears rolled down Anna’s thin cheeks.
- Well, my dear, what are you... It’s not your fault if you don’t see what we want! Calm down, my sun. We don't give up, right?
Anna nodded.
“Listen to me, girl...” I whispered, lightly shaking my daughter’s fragile shoulders, as gently as possible. – You must be very strong, remember! We have no other choice - we will still fight, only with different forces. You will go to this monastery. If I'm not mistaken, wonderful people live there. They are like us. Only probably even stronger. You'll be fine with them. And during this time I will figure out how we can get away from this man, from the Pope... I will definitely come up with something. You believe me, right?
The little girl nodded again. Her wonderful big eyes drowned in lakes of tears, pouring out whole streams... But Anna cried silently... with bitter, heavy, adult tears. She was very scared. And very lonely. And I couldn’t be near her to calm her down...
The ground was disappearing from under my feet. I fell to my knees, wrapping my arms around my sweet girl, seeking peace in her. She was a sip of living water for which my soul, tormented by loneliness and pain, cried! Now Anna was gently stroking my tired head with her small palm, quietly whispering something and calming me down. We probably looked like a very sad couple, trying to “make it easier” for each other, at least for a moment, our warped life...
– I saw my father... I saw him die... It was so painful, mom. He will destroy us all, this terrible man... What have we done to him, mommy? What does he want from us?..

Nikolai Semeiko led the stormtrooper flight. Under the wing stretched the fortifications of the Mius Front. On the right bank of the river there are winding lines of enemy trenches, trenches, and firing points. With a skillful maneuver, the pilot takes the flight out of the fire zone and makes a new approach to a group of German tanks spotted near a small oak grove. And now the bombs were raining down and the guns of the stormtroopers were hitting.

And the anti-aircraft guns fired more and more furiously. But the job was done, and Semeiko ordered to head for the airfield. Suddenly a burst cap grew next to his plane...

He barely brought the wounded Il-2 to our locations.

For the courage and heroism shown during the breakthrough of the fortifications on the Mius Front, Nikolai Semeiko was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.

The battles near Melitopol, which the Nazis turned into a defense center, required even greater endurance, courage and resourcefulness. Taking off 2-3 times a day, Semeiko stormed the troops, firing points, and military equipment of the Nazis.

In the midst of the battles for Melitopol, attack aircraft were tasked with attacking a target covered by multi-layered fire from enemy anti-aircraft artillery. The task was complicated by low clouds; it was necessary to operate only at low altitudes.

More than one group of Ilovs tried to reach this target, but everyone returned with nothing. Meanwhile, the enemy was gathering forces for a counterattack. Then Nikolai Semeiko was assigned to complete the task.

The Ilov group set course for the target. Already with her, Ily defiantly changed direction, deceiving the Nazis with this maneuver. They decided that our attack aircraft had a different mission. And then Semeyko commanded:

Attack!

He was the first to throw his car into a dive. His comrades rushed after him, bombing and shooting the fascists.

The enemy anti-aircraft guns started talking, but it was too late...

For this operation, Nikolai Semeiko was awarded the second Order of the Red Banner.

Developing the offensive, Soviet troops reached the Dnieper. One of the important stages of this historical battle was the assault on Zaporozhye. The Nazis tried their best to hold this stronghold and threw more and more troops there. Previously they did this at night. But now, having suffered heavy losses and not being able to patch up the holes in their defenses, the Germans added reserves during the day. North of Zaporozhye, scouts discovered a motorized mechanized enemy column. The squadron on duty at that time, Nikolai Semeiko, was ordered: “Destroy the enemy on the march!”

...Soviet attack aircraft suddenly appeared from behind the forest. They literally tore apart the enemy column.

We returned to the airfield in the evening. We had just landed when a new order arrived: “Eliminate the pontoon crossing near Kakhovka!”

During the day, the pilots flew out twice in search of a German crossing.

But all their efforts were in vain: the Nazis crossed at night, dismantled and hid the pontoon bridge in the coastal bushes during the day.

The autumn sun had already disappeared behind the horizon, and shadows from the Dnieper steeps lay on the water surface when the group of Ilovs, led by Nikolai Semeiko, rose into the air. And suddenly Nikolai noticed that on the left bank of the Dnieper the Nazis were finishing the crossing. A line of battle-worn retreating German troops reached out to her.

The attack aircraft set off on a combat course. Already on the way to the target, Semeiko makes a U-turn and throws the plane into a dive. The bombs are landing accurately. The pilots who followed Nikolai in other vehicles discharged the combat cassettes. The German crossing ceased to exist.

While exiting the dive, Semeiko's plane came under enemy anti-aircraft fire. Large shell fragments riddled the cabin, Nikolai was seriously wounded. Blood poured into my eyes. In addition, some of the control system instruments failed.

There were moments when it seemed to Nikolai that his last strength was leaving him. Overcoming the pain, he kept the plane in the group's battle formation. And only when the attack aircraft had completely completed the task, he, steering with one hand, led the car to land.

When gunner-radio operator Pavel Kudrin rushed to his combat friend, he was unconscious.

From the hospital, Nikolai returned to his native regiment, which was already fighting in the skies of Belarus. At the same time, N.I. Semeiko was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree.

Ilov's course ran along the Orsha-Borisov-Minsk railway line. Here the Tolochin station flashed by. There are several enemy trains on the tracks.

The attack aircraft turned to bomb. Nikolai threw a bomb directly at the locomotive. Dmitry Nabinsky and Anatoly Nedbailo destroyed the second echelon locomotive. Thus, the main railway line of Belarus was temporarily paralyzed.

Semeyko's successful military operations in 1944 were awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky and the third Order of the Red Banner. And by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated April 19, 1945, for his 144 successful combat missions and outstanding military exploits in the fight against the Nazi invaders, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

A month later, in the assault aviation regiment they read the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on awarding Nikolai Illarionovich Semeyko the second Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously.

Donbass people sacredly honor the memory of their winged knight. In Slavyansk, school No. 12, where Nikolai Semeiko studied, is named after him. Young men and women entering life see in the exploits of N.I. Semeiko an example of selfless service to the Fatherland.

Knights of the Gold Star. Donetsk, "Donbass", 1976.

Nikolai Illarionovich Semeiko(March 25, 1923 - April 20, 1945) - Soviet military pilot, guard captain, twice Hero of the Soviet Union.

Biography

Semeiko Nikolai Illarionovich was born on March 25, 1923 in the city of Slavyansk (now Donetsk region of Ukraine) in the family of an employee. By nationality - Ukrainian.

He graduated from junior high school No. 12, which bears his name.

In the Red Army since 1940. In 1942 he graduated from the Voroshilovgrad Military Aviation School of Pilots and in the same year - Advanced Courses for Command Staff. Member of the CPSU(b) since 1943.

Period of the Great Patriotic War

On the fronts of the Great Patriotic War since March 1943. He was a crew commander, flight commander, deputy commander, commander and navigator of a squadron of the 75th Guards Attack Aviation Regiment, having begun combat activities near Stalingrad, participated in the battles on the Mius River, for the liberation of Donbass, Crimea, Ukraine, Belarus, as part of the troops of the Southern, 4 1st Ukrainian and 3rd Belorussian fronts.

By October 1944, he was a navigator of the squadron of the 75th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment and a navigator of the same regiment of the 1st Guards Assault Aviation Division of the 1st Air Army of the 3rd Belorussian Front.

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated April 19, 1945, for the courage and heroism shown in battles with the Nazi invaders, guard captain Semeiko Nikolai Illarionovich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.

The day after the signing of the Decree conferring the heroic title on him, on April 20, 1945, he died in an air battle in East Prussia.

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated June 29, 1945, Semeiko Nikolai Illarionovich was posthumously awarded the second Gold Star medal.

Awards

Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (04/19/1945, 06/29/1945);
Order of Lenin (04/19/1945);
four Orders of the Red Banner (08/30/1943, 11/01/1943, 08/15/1944, 10/24/1944);
Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky, 3rd degree (04/23/1945);
Order of Alexander Nevsky (07/03/1944);
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree (02/23/1944);
medals.

Memory

In the homeland of twice Hero of the Soviet Union N.I. Semeyko, his bronze bust was installed.

The medium fishing trawler of Project 502E, tail number KI-8059, was named after Nikolai Semeiko. Home port Kaliningrad.

Nikolay Semejko Career: Hero
Birth: Ukraine, 20.4.1945
Nikolai Semeiko began his military career as a very young officer. He was a flight commander, squadron commander, and regiment navigator. Taking part in battles, he made 227 successful combat missions, as a result of which he personally destroyed and damaged 7 tanks, 10 artillery pieces, 5 aircraft at enemy airfields, 19 vehicles with troops and cargo, a steam locomotive, blew up 2 ammunition depots, suppressed 17 firing points anti-aircraft artillery and destroyed many other enemy military equipment and manpower. On April 19, 1945, N.I. Semeiko was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Nikolai Illarionovich Semeiko is Ukrainian by nationality. Member of the CPSU since 1943. In the Soviet Army since 1940. In 1942 he graduated from the Voroshilovgrad Military Aviation Pilot School.

In one of the squares of the city of Slavyansk there is a bronze bust on a pedestal, under it is inscribed in gold: Nikolai Illarionovich Semeiko, 1923-1945.

On days of celebration, the pioneer guard stands at the pedestal. Like a statue, the hero’s mother also stands motionless at the monument. In the woman's gaze, in her figure, there is an inconsolable misfortune, boundless love for her son.

The fighter lived a little over 20 years, but he managed to accomplish a lot. To become a real air fighter, it was necessary to put in a lot of strength and energy. And the young communist did not spare them for this.

Nikolai was an extraordinary person. His inquisitive nature, love for the sky, frankness and boldness of judgment were liked by his comrades. In one breath he gained authority among aviators and became an example for many, he always focused only on victory, and strengthened every pilot’s faith in his own abilities.

The pilot’s remarkable abilities were revealed in the battles for Left Bank Ukraine, near Melitopol, when the Nazi hordes were still trying not to send our troops to the Dnieper.

In an effort to save their troops from complete defeat, the Nazi leadership hastily strengthened its defenses along the Molochnaya River. Messerschmitts and Focke-Wulfs were forever patrolling over this unknown river. A solid wall of anti-aircraft explosions stood in front of our attack aircraft. And then everything depended on the pilots, their ingenuity and training. On one of the days, Semeiko led a group of attack aircraft to attack enemy artillery batteries that were interfering with our troops during the offensive. The group was covered by escort fighters.

The attack aircraft were flying at low altitude. A winding river had already flashed under the wing, and the line of the front announced itself with a flash of artillery fire and a fan of explosions. And suddenly, out of the clouds, about a dozen Messers fell out. The Nazis tried to storm our villages on the move, but the escort fighters were on alert. A mad carousel spun and spun. The anti-aircraft guns did not let up either. It was not at all easy to storm the enemy. Semeiko makes sharp turns left and right. Finally the leader finds an enemy artillery battery. Left hand finger on bomb release button. Six hundred square meters fell down.

The lead pilots followed the example of the leader. Then the presenter went for a second pass. Semeyko took into account the situation and changed the original project. Making a right turn, he led his six to attack from the northeast, at the same time descending to an extremely low altitude.

The calculation turned out to be correct. The anti-aircraft gunners did not have time to open fire on the low-flying attack aircraft.

The attack was swift and devastating. Bullets and shells hit the target exactly.

The approach followed the approach: six times the six silts stormed the artillery batteries of the Nazis. The Ilyushins roared close to the ground, striking fear into the Nazi fighters.

The tactical technique and habit of attack could not go unnoticed by the aviation commander. Commander Tokarev, being at the forward command post, admired the actions of the pilots:

Well done, Semeiko!

The group returned to the airport without losses. The pilots were satisfied with their work: they suppressed two batteries of enemy field artillery, burned a few vehicles, and destroyed a lot of Nazis.

As a result of a series of successful operations, our troops liberated Left Bank Ukraine. Donbass, a mining region close and dear to Nikolai Semeyko, was healing severe wounds. Nikolai's nearby town of Slavyansk was also liberated.

It is difficult to convey in words what Nikolai thought, what feelings he experienced when he learned that his homeland had been liberated! He recalled his crying mother, who saw him off to the army in the summer of 1941. Is she alive? He will soon find out about this. The native city has been liberated! This gave the pilot additional strength.

There is a harsh charm in the sparse landscape of the front-line field airfield, in its intense daily life. Today there is a low pre-dawn fog over it. Yellow lights from running engines shine through it. Stormtroopers are preparing to take off. A green rocket soars from the command post. The Ilyushins, leaving tire tracks on the dewy grass, rush from the parking lot to the start.

The combat six rises into the air. It is led by Senior Lieutenant Semeiko, recently appointed commander. Not every pilot is allowed to take off in such weather. The best pilots Zhabinsky, Tarakanov and others were selected for this flight.

The group of attack aircraft had to cause a shock in the morning at the enemy crossing, which, according to the intelligence officer’s report, was located north of Kakhovka.

The Nazis usually dismantled this crossing for a day and camouflaged the pontoons. This time the crossing was not cleared. The Nazis apparently hoped for bad weather.

The leader's experienced pupil quickly identified the crossing. Cars were walking along it. Semeiko began to want to quickly align the sight marks with this narrow strip that crossed the Dnieper, quickly clear out the bomb bays, and accurately dump the hundred-kilogram high-explosive bombs.

More than enough anti-aircraft explosions appeared in the air. IL-2 aircraft are well protected by armor from fragments of anti-aircraft shells. And yet, enemy anti-aircraft guns were a serious threat to the mud. Semeiko did not forget about this even for a second.

Approaching the crossing, the group went on the attack. Bombs dropped. Withdrawal from the attack and a sharp turn to the left. All attention to the crossing. And what joy seized Semeyko when he saw that it was destroyed and split into two parts. Everything that was on her disappeared into the seething foam of the Dnieper.

The task is completed. You can stick to your airport. At that very moment Nikolai felt shocked. It became dark in the eyes, the left right hand became numb, it no longer obeyed the will of the pilot. But he found the strength in himself, managed to pull the airliner out of the roll, gathered a group and took the vector of movement to the east.

When approaching the airfield, Semeiko ordered the group to disperse and was the first to descend. He warned the regiment commander Lyakhovsky, who was on the ground: I’m landing to the left of the T, the airliner is damaged.

Even at that very moment, Semeiko was not thinking about himself, he was more worried about his wingmen: if he sat to the right of the landing sign, then, turning around, he would block the landing strip for others, thereby complicating the position of his wingmen.

After landing, the pilot immediately turned off the engine. At the end of the runway, the unit stopped, but the pilot did not open the cockpit canopy. Air gunner Pavel Kudrin immediately rushed to support the squadron commander. The commander was motionless. His head helplessly rested against the front armored glass of the cabin.

Having pulled his commander out of the cockpit, the shooter called for an ambulance, in which the pilot was sent to the hospital.

Fortunately, the wound turned out to be not very serious, and after a few days Nikolai returned to his nearby regiment.

After the liberation of Ukraine from the Nazis, Semeiko took an active part in the liberation of Belarus.

A communist fighter, he accused the enemy of the suffering and sacrifices of the Soviet people that fascism brought. With each combat mission he increased the number of fascists killed and increased the glory of the squadron.

The six silts, their engines roaring, took off. It was commander Nikolai Semeiko who led his group to carry out an assault on the Tolochin railway station. By this time, the young pilot already had more than a hundred successful combat missions under his belt, and four military orders adorned his chest.

The flight to the target took place at low altitude. When the station appeared, the presenter increased the gas. On the tracks stood two trains of fifty cars, steam locomotives. Having gained a little altitude, the whole six rushed to attack.

At first, rockets, cannons and machine guns were used. When leaving the attack, bombs were dropped.

The experience did not disappoint. On the first pass, the locomotive was blown up and a few tanks caught fire. White clouds of steam, mixing with the black, tarry smoke of burning tanks, clouded the skies.

Semeyko made an enterprising turn and led the group to attack again. Both trains burst into flames. The second locomotive was blown up. All six planes stood in a circle, and a random one chose a target.

It seemed to Nikolai that this was the first time he had pressed the triggers of cannons and machine guns with such force. There was no excitement; it came later, when he landed at his airfield and his friends congratulated him on the successful completion of his combat mission.

After the liberation of Soviet Belarus, fighting began on the territory of East Prussia. Soviet tankers moved forward like an unstoppable iron avalanche. They sought to cut through the East Prussian group of fascist troops with a lightning strike and, reaching the shores of the Baltic Sea, north of Elbing, seize their escape route to Pomerania.

The time factor was of decisive importance. The guard pilots of Colonel Tokarev's assault aviation division came to support the tankers. If they supported the tankers from the air, the tanks would capture Elbing and reach the sea; otherwise, the enemy will have time to throw up reserves and try to hold the coastal highway behind him, then our infantry will need at least more than enough effort to kick out the Nazis.

Pilots from all division squadrons were preparing for decisive battles with the enemy. They were led by experienced commanders Heroes of the Soviet Union A. Ya. Brandys, L. I. Bpishcha, A. K. Nedbaylo, D. Zhabinsky. By this time, the young, active Nikolai Semeiko was appointed navigator of the regiment. He was given the task, as the leader of the group, to cause shock to the enemy's suitable reserves.

Having prepared the pilots for the flight, he clearly gave the command: On the planes!

After 30 minutes of flight, the navigator discovered a column of enemy vehicles with guns. He turned his group towards the target, and all six aircraft rushed to attack. The rockets came flying down. The presenter shot the Nazis from cannons and machine guns. Bombs were dropped. As a result of the sudden strike, the entire active force and equipment of the enemy was destroyed.

Following Semeyko’s group came the attack aircraft of Zhabinsky’s squadron, and after that the pilots of Nedbaylo. And this continued until late in the evening.

Our troops were advancing to the West. The enemy suffered heavy losses.

In the battles for East Prussia, in order to continuously influence the enemy, attack aircraft were often on duty in the air, usually in sixes. On April 20, 1945, Hero of the Soviet Union Captain Semeiko, at the head of a group of attack aircraft, carried out his 227th combat mission.

The air situation seemed calm: there were no enemy fighters in the air.

Making a turn, the pilots descended to 300 meters, paying all attention to the coastline. Semeiko sympathetically looked through any area west of Koenigsberg, trying to notice the location of anti-aircraft batteries.

From time to time he heard the soft sound of an air gunner:

There are explosions on the right side, below, but the anti-aircraft gun is hitting the area, the shooter did not see it.

There are explosions on the left, he hurriedly reports.

Semeiko makes a U-turn, carefully looks at the sandbank of the bay, takes the airliner into horizontal flight and sees lights flashing in front of the plane, a few caps of anti-aircraft explosions appear in the air. The pilot remembers this location and tries to spot anti-aircraft artillery. But what is the best way to build a group’s combat formation? Forming in pairs means creating better conditions for enemy anti-aircraft gunners. The commander rearranges the group into a combat formation in a circle of single aircraft, thereby giving everyone a chance to take aim.

Semeiko's attention is drawn to a site close to the shore. Ominous reflections flash from there. No, these are not car headlights.

There are gaps in the air. Turning around, the leader puts the airliner into a dive.

Familiar glare still flashes before my eyes. It is clear that it is the anti-aircraft battery that is firing.

Now they won’t escape retribution, Semeiko decides, increasing the dive angle. A few more seconds, and the leader will open a hurricane of fire from cannons and machine guns.

At that very moment permission was given from the ground to leave. Anatoly Nedbaylo’s group of attack aircraft was ready to replace Semeiko’s squadron.

It would seem that the regiment navigator is currently allowed to go to his airport, but Nikolai Semeiko is not like that. His six go on the attack, firing cannons and machine guns.

Anatoly Nedbaylo, who approached with his group, saw the heat of the anti-aircraft guns and the rapid dive of the attack aircraft. He was in a hurry to help his comrades quickly calm down the discovered anti-aircraft battery, and did not let the diving airliner out of sight for a second.

Get out, you'll crash into the ground! he shouted into the microphone.

The leading groups of attack aircraft had the following rule: if you see an anti-aircraft gun, immediately suppress it, only then can you believe that your conscience is clear. And Semeiko’s airliner dived onto the platform, and the anti-aircraft guns continued to hit the area. The barrels of the anti-aircraft guns were clearly visible, and soldiers scattered from them, apparently realizing that the shot down attack aircraft would crash into the battery location. Another moment and an explosion shot up on the ground.

The pilot did not use a parachute, did not leave the combat vehicle, and continued to fight the enemy until his last breath, fulfilling his sacred duty to the Motherland, leaving an immortal memory of himself.

And towering among the monuments erected forever by our people is a bronze bust of the illustrious son of the Soviet Motherland, Nikolai Semeyko, a communist warrior, twice Hero of the Soviet Union.

On April 20, 1945, Guard Captain N.I. Semeiko died heroically while carrying out an important combat mission. On June 29, 1945, he was posthumously awarded a second Gold Star medal. He was also awarded many orders.

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WITH Emeiko Nikolai Illarionovich - navigator of the squadron of the 75th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment and navigator of the same regiment of the 1st Guards Assault Aviation Division of the 1st Air Army of the 3rd Belorussian Front, guard captain.
Born on March 25, 1923 in the city of Slavyansk (Donetsk region of Ukraine) in the family of an employee. Ukrainian. Member of the CPSU(b) since 1943. Graduated from junior high school.
In the Red Army since 1940. In 1942 he graduated from the Voroshilovgrad Military Aviation School of Pilots and in the same year - Advanced Courses for Command Staff.
On the fronts of the Great Patriotic War since March 1943. He was a crew commander, flight commander, deputy commander, commander and navigator of the squadron of the 75th Guards Attack Aviation Regiment, having begun combat activities near Stalingrad, participating in battles on the Mius River, for the liberation of Donbass, Crimea, Ukraine, Belarus, as part of the troops of the Southern, 4- th Ukrainian and 3rd Belorussian fronts.
By October 1944, the navigator of the squadron of the 75th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment (1st Guards Assault Air Division, 1st Air Army, 3rd Belorussian Front) N.I. Semeyko made 144 combat missions, inflicting significant damage to the enemy in manpower and equipment.
U By the order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on April 19, 1945, for the courage and heroism shown in battles with the Nazi invaders, guard captain Semeiko Nikolai Illarionovich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal. However, it was not destined for the glorious attack aircraft pilot to pin the highest awards of the Motherland to his chest... The next day, after signing the Decree conferring the heroic title on him, he died in an air battle in East Prussia.
By the time of his last flight, the navigator of the 75th Guards Attack Aviation Regiment, Captain N.I. Semeyko made another 83 successful combat missions to attack enemy troops. In total, during the war years he made 227 combat missions, as a result of which he personally destroyed and damaged seven tanks, 10 artillery pieces, five aircraft at enemy airfields, 19 vehicles with troops and cargo, a steam locomotive, blew up two ammunition depots, and suppressed 17 firing points anti-aircraft artillery, destroyed many other military equipment and enemy personnel.
U By the Kazakh Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on June 29, 1945, Nikolai Illarionovich Semeiko was posthumously awarded the second Gold Star medal.
Awarded 2 Orders of Lenin, 4 Orders of the Red Banner, Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky 3rd degree, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of the Patriotic War 1st degree, medals.
Bronze bust of twice Hero of the Soviet Union N.I. Semeyko is set in his homeland.