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| '''Alexander Alexandrovich Prokhorenko''' ({{lang-rus|Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Прохоре́нко}}; 22 June 1990 – 17 March 2016) was a ] with the ] of the ]. He was killed during the ] of the ] in a ]. |
'''Alexander Alexandrovich Prokhorenko''' ({{lang-rus|Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Прохоре́нко}}; 22 June 1990 – 17 March 2016) was a ] with the ] of the ]. He was killed during the ] of the ]. | ||
| On 11 April 2016, President ] declared Prokhorenko a ], the highest Russian honor. His funeral with full military honors was held in his home village of Gorodki on 6 May 2016.<ref name="TASS">{{cite news|url=http://tass.ru/en/defense/873235 |title=Body of senior Russian officer killed in Syria delivered to Moscow |date=29 April 2016 |publisher=TASS |accessdate=30 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6hGIQVgZV?url=http://tass.ru/en/defense/873235 |archivedate=4 May 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref> | On 11 April 2016, President ] declared Prokhorenko a ], the highest Russian honor. His funeral with full military honors was held in his home village of Gorodki on 6 May 2016.<ref name="TASS">{{cite news|url=http://tass.ru/en/defense/873235 |title=Body of senior Russian officer killed in Syria delivered to Moscow |date=29 April 2016 |publisher=TASS |accessdate=30 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6hGIQVgZV?url=http://tass.ru/en/defense/873235 |archivedate=4 May 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref> | ||
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| Alexander Prokhorenko | |
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 Prokhorenko in uniform | |
| Native name | Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Прохоре́нко |
| Born | (1990-06-22)22 June 1990 Gorodki, Tyulgansky District, Orenburg Oblast, RSFSR, USSR |
| Died | 17 March 2016(2016-03-17) (aged 25) Palmyra, Homs, Syria |
| Allegiance |  Russian Federation |
| Years of service | 2007–2016 |
| Rank |  Senior lieutenant |
| Unit |  Special Operations Forces |
| Battles / wars | Syrian Civil War (Russian intervention) |
| Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation |
| Spouse(s) | Ekaterina Prokhorenko (2014-2016) |
| Children | 1 |
Alexander Alexandrovich Prokhorenko (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Прохоре́нко; 22 June 1990 – 17 March 2016) was a Senior lieutenant with the Special Operations Forces of the Russian Armed Forces. He was killed during the Palmyra offensive of the Syrian Civil War. On 11 April 2016, President Vladimir Putin declared Prokhorenko a Hero of the Russian Federation, the highest Russian honor. His funeral with full military honors was held in his home village of Gorodki on 6 May 2016.
Life
Prokhorenko was from the village of Gorodki in Orenburg Oblast. After graduating from an Prokhorenko was married and expecting his first child when he was killed in action.
Death
Prokhorenko was deployed in Syria when he was killed by ISIS forces. He was killed in the ensuing firefight. Prokhorenko's death garnered international media attention.
Commemoration
Prokhorenko's body was recovered and repatriated in coordination with Kurdish YPG forces. According to the Russian Defence Ministry, his body arrived in Moscow on 29 April and a spokesperson stated his repatriation "was a matter of honor for the Russian Defence Ministry".
The authorities of Orenburg decided to name one of the city's streets after Prokhorenko in his honor and a teacher at Prokhorenko's former school is reported as saying that she and others now wanted to rename the Gorodetskoy Middle School after him.
On 5 May 2016 a concert was performed by musicians from St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre orchestra in the Roman Theatre at Palmyra in Syria conducted by Valery Gergiev. The concert was dedicated to the memory of Alexander Prokhorenko. The theatre is a UNESCO-listed site. In November 2015, ISIS had used the theatre site as a setting for the execution of Syrian soldiers.
Two retired French citizens, Micheline Mague and Daniel Couture, paid tribute to Prokhorenko by donating World War II era military medals to his family. Micheline Mague and her husband Jean-Claude traveled to Russia and presented the medals to his parents, Alexander and Natalia Prokhorenko, and his brother, Ivan, in a meeting at the Russian Defense Ministry. Mague gave a Legion of Honour (Ordre National de la Légion d'honneur) and a Cross of War (Croix de Guerre) with a bronze palm. The awards belonged to close family members who fought in World War II. Daniel Couture sent the Legion of Honour which belonged to his father, a member of the French Resistance. Couture stated in a letter that he felt that Prokhorenko died defending not only Russia and France, but all other countries who are menaced by terrorism. He also wished to honor the Russian people "who had brought their decisive contribution to the victory over Nazi Germany." The "Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur" (Legion of Honour) is the highest French order for military and civil merits.
On October 5, 2016, during a ceremony at the Russian Cultural Centre of Rome, the ANDPI (Italian Association of Parachutists), Section of Rome inaugurated the 161st Parachuting Course, dedicated to the memory of Alexander Prokhorenko.
See also
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Melvin, Don. "Body of 'Russian Rambo' flown home". CNN. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- https://www.webcitation.org/6hGIFWdSM?url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russian-special-forces-officer-ordered-air-strike-on-himself-to-kill-isis-militants-surrounded-body-a7008106.html |date=6 Nov 2019
- "В Оренбурге в память о геройски погибшем в Сирии офицере назовут улицу". RIA Novosti. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- Luke Harding (5 May 2016). "Palmyra hosts Russian concert after recapture by Syrian forces". TheGuardian.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016.
- "French couple deliver relics". Russia Beyond The Headlines. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ "French Couple Send WWII Medals". Sputnik. 16 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- "A second Légion d'Honneur". Fort-Russ. Sputnik France. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.