List of female Heroes of the Russian Federation

This is a list of female Heroes of the Russian Federation; of the over 1,000 people awarded the title, 19 are women.

Name	Date	Feat	References
Alime Abdenanova	1 September 2014	Reconnaissance scout in World War II	[1]
Aleksandra Akimova	31 December 1994	Squadron navigator in the "Night Witches"	[2]
Marem Arapkhanova	3 June 2003	Alerted her town to presence of rebels in Second Chechen War	[3]
Nina Brusnikova	5 October 2006	Farm worker who fought a fire	[4]
Yekaterina Budanova	1 October 1993	Fighter pilot during World War II	[5]
Lona Cohen	15 June 1996	Spied on the United States	[6]
Natalya Kachuevskaya	12 May 1997	Medic in World War II	[7]
Olga Kachura	4 August 2022	Russo-Ukrainian War	[8]
Yelena Kondakova	10 April 1995	Cosmonaut	[9]
Valentina Kravchenko	10 April 1995	Navigator in 125th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment	[10]
Larisa Lazutina	27 February 1998	Olympic ski champion	[11]
Vasilisa Pashchenko	16 August 2021	Gunner/radio-operator on A-20 bomber during World War II	[12]
Marina Plotnikova	25 August 1992	Rescued three children from drowning	[13]
Yelena Serova	15 February 2016	Cosmonaut	[14]
Lidiya Shulaykina	1 October 1993	Il-2 pilot in World War II	[15]
Tatyana Sumarokova	11 October 1995	Squadron navigator in the "Night Witches"	[16]
Vera Voloshina	6 May 1994	Partisan in World War II	[17]
Lyubov Yegorova	22 April 1994	Olympic ski champion	[18]
Irina Yanina	14 October 1999	Medic in War of Dagestan	[19]

References

1. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 278-279.
2. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 280-283.
3. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 284.
4. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 285.
5. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 286-288.
6. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 298-299.
7. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 294-295.
8. "Качура Ольга Сергеевна". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
9. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 296-297.
10. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 303-305.
11. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 300-301.
12. Karimov, Timur. "Пащенко Василиса Сергеевна". warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
13. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 302.
14. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 306-307.
15. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 312-314.
16. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 308-311.
17. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 289-291.
18. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 292-293.
19. Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 315-316.

Bibliography

Simonov, Andrey; Chudinova, Svetlana (2017). Женщины - Герои Советского Союза и России. Moscow: Russian Knights Foundation, Museum of Technology V. Zadorozhny. ISBN 9785990960701. OCLC 1019634607.