Bondar was born in 1979 in the city of Kropivnitsa, where he lived with his family: his wife, son, and daughter.

"In 2000, he successfully graduated from the Kharkiv Institute of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He devoted his whole life to aviation, although he had a break in military service. He worked as a lecturer at the National Aviation University," says a member of the 40th brigade.

It is noted that when the full-scale Russian offensive began, Bondar did not hesitate to return to the tactical aviation brigade, and restored his flying skills, flying the MiG-29 and L-39.

"It was with the MiG-29 that he carried out daily combat work to protect Ukrainian airspace: successfully destroyed enemy air targets and carried out missile and bombing strikes on the positions of the occupiers, their headquarters and equipment stockpiles in various directions of the front," said colleagues.

According to them, Bondars was a level-headed and professional aviator,"a man with a big heart and endless optimism for life, humor, sincerity, and mutual support among neighbors."

As reported, on the night of Saturday, August 23, MiG-29 fighter pilot Sergejs Bondar died.