Uladzimir Karvat
| Uladzimir Mikhailovich Karvat | |
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| Native name | Уладзімір Мікалаевіч Карват |
| Birth name | Uladzimir Mikalayevich Karvat |
| Born |
November 28, 1959 Brest, Byelorussian SSR |
| Died | May 23, 1996 (aged 36) Near Hacišča, Belarus |
| Allegiance |
 USSR Belarus
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| Service/branch |
 Soviet Air Force Belarusian Air Force
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| Years of service | 1981—1996 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands held | An airbase outside of Baranovichi |
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Uladzimir Mikalayevich Karvat (Belarusian: Уладзімір Мікалаевіч Карват, Russian: Владимир Николаевич Карват, November 28, 1959, Brest, Belarus – May 23, 1996) was a pilot for the Belarusian Air Force and was the first recipient of the title Hero of Belarus.
Karvat was born in the city of Brest, on May 28, 1959, in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. He joined the Soviet Air Force in 1981 and completed courses at the higher piloting school in Armavir. Afterwards, he was deployed to the Far East of the Russian SFSR. There, Karvat advanced from being a normal pilot, to the commander of a flight training squadron.
He had been awarded the Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR 3rd class and the Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR".
In August 1994, three years after the Soviet Union collapsed, he decided to serve in the newly created Armed Forces of Belarus. On September 11, 1994, Karvat took an oath of loyalty to the people of Belarus. He was given the command of a tactical training unit of the 61st airbase in Baranovichi.
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