Yekaterina Zelenko

Yekaterina Zelenko
Native name	Russian: Екатерина Ивановна Зеленко Ukrainian: Катерина Іванівна Зеленко
Born	23 February [O.S. 10 February] 1916 Koroshchine, Ovruchsky Uyezd, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	12 September 1941(1941-09-12) (aged 25) Sumy Oblast, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Soviet Air Force
Years of service	1934 – 1941
Rank	Senior Lieutenant
Unit	11th Light Bomber Regiment 135th Short-range Bomber Regiment
Battles/wars	Winter War World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of the Red Banner

Yekaterina Ivanovna Zelenko (Russian: Екатерина Ивановна Зеленко, Ukrainian: Катерина Іванівна Зеленко; 23 February [O.S. 10 February] 1916 – 12 September 1941) was a Soviet Su-2 pilot who flew during the Winter War and World War II. She remains the only woman ever credited with conducting an aerial ramming, though many aviation historians question the credibility of such reports due to a lack of solid evidence.