Aleksei Cheshenko

Aleksei Cheshenko
Biographical Information
Ranks/Titles	1st Lieutenant
Other Names and Callsigns	Strigon 2
Aircraft #	None; uses squadron number
Birth	1985
Nationality	Estovakian
Affiliations	Northern Highlands Faction Estovakian Air Force Vampire Team Strigon Team
Equipment	Su-33 Flanker-D
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Blood Type	A
Appearances
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation

Aleksei Cheshenko, callsign Strigon 2, was a member of the Estovakian Air Force's elite Central Forces Precinct 370th Air Aviation Regiment, 9th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Strigon Team.

Aleksei Cheshenko had mastered the failings of every major enemy air force and this provided him with a very versatile skillset in combat situations.

Biography

Early life

Before the onset of the Estovakian Civil War, Cheshenko carried out combat research as a member of an Estovakian aggressor squadron.

Estovakian Civil War

During the civil war he was initially a member of the Northern Highlands Faction, but was later reassigned to the Vampire Team after his defeat at the hands of the Eastern Faction's Strigon Team.

Him and Ilya Pasternak shared a continually fuelled rivalry. However, despite this, Cheshenko held great respect for Pasternak's skills as a pilot and flew as his right-hand man during the civil war.

Emmeria-Estovakia War

During the Emmeria-Estovakia War, he was reassigned from the Vampire Team to the Strigon Team after the latter saw major losses following the Assault on the Aerial Fleet.

After Operation Free Gracemeria, him along with the surviving Strigon members retreated back to Estovakia where they worked with Gustav Dvornik to bring his Chandelier operation to fruition. The Strigon survivors would be temporarily stationed at the Chandelier.

On April 1, 2016, the Republic of Emmeria Air Force launched their attack on the Chandelier. Aleksei Cheshenko would lead one of the two Chandelier Defense Team squads as a four-man formation, the other squad being led by Yaroslav Deryagin. In the end, the Chandelier Defensive Operation proved unsuccessful and the weapon fell that day resulting in an Emmerian victory to the war.

Gallery

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  Cheshenko's assault record entry

Trivia

• Aleksei Cheshenko is the second pilot to sport the callsign Strigon 2 during the Emmeria-Estovakia War, the first being Darijo Kovac.

An aggressor squadron is an allied squadron that pretends to be an enemy during training or exercises. Aggressor aircraft use liveries based on other countries' air forces.