The former head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) air reconnaissance unit, Dmitry Lysakovsky, known by the call sign Goodwin, died on the front lines after being transferred to the attack aircraft. His death was reported by the author of the Telegram channel "PriZrak Novorossii" Vladimir Grubnik.

According to Grubnik, Lysakovsky and his comrade-in-arms Ernest went to carry out the order despite the understanding that there could be personal revenge or political motives behind it. He also noted that while the issue of transferring the fighters through the army bureaucracy was being resolved peacefully, they died four days after the mission began.

Grubnik cited as evidence correspondence with Lysakovsky, in which the latter mentioned that he was essentially “sent one way,” making it clear that the operation could be his last.

Dmytro Lysakovsky has been known in Donbas since 2014, when he joined the resistance movement after the conflict began. He was involved in collecting humanitarian aid and financial support for the region, and from October of that year he took direct part in the fighting. Lysakovsky later headed an aerial reconnaissance unit and became one of the pioneers in the creation of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) units for reconnaissance operations.

However, his biography was also marked by a trial. In January 2019, the Presnensky Court of Moscow convicted Lysakovsky of fraud and an attempt to raid a building on Gogolevsky Boulevard. However, despite these charges, Lysakovsky continued to serve.