Major General Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko (26 February 1928 – 7 August 2022) was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent. He flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 16 missions.

He was born in Davydovka, Voronezh Governorate, RSFSR. He died on 7 August 2022, at the age of 94. He was buried in the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery on 11 August 2022.

Awards

  • Hero of the Soviet Union
  • Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR
  • Order of Lenin
  • Order of the Red Banner of Labour
  • Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
  • State Prize of the USSR
  • Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary
  • Order of the Banner of the Bulgarian People's Republic
  • Medal "For the Strengthening Military Cooperation" (Czechoslovakia)
  • Medal "Brotherhood in Arms" (GDR)

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