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| Alexander Prokhorenko | |
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| Native name | Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Прохоре́нко |
| Born | (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 Towns of Orenburg, Tyulgansky District, Orenburg Reign, RSFSR, USSR |
| Died | 17 March 2016(2016-03-17) (aged 25) Palmyra, Tadmor, Homs, Syria |
| Buried | Russia |
| Allegiance |  Russian Federation |
| Years of service | 2007–2016 |
| Rank | Senior Lieutenant |
| Battles / wars | Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War |
| Awards |  |
Alexander Prokhorenko (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Прохоре́нко; 21 June 1990 – 17 March 2016), also known as Russian 'Rambo' was a Spetsnaz of Russian Armed Forces during the Palmyra offensive (March 2016). He was identifying targets for Russian airstrikes and was surrounded by ISIS near Palmyra when he ordered an airstrike on himself.
On 11 April 2016, President Vladimir Putin declared Prokhorenko as a Hero of the Russian Federation, the highest Russian honor. His funeral was held in Gorodki on 6 May 2016.
Life
Prokhorenko was from the village of Gorodki in the Orenburg region of Russia. He attended Army Air Defense Corps Military Academy straight after school, and "graduated the academy with honors". He was married and expected his first child when he was killed in action.
Death
According to the Lieutenant General Sergey Kuralenko, head of the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation, airstrikes were carried out accordong to the orders of special forces in order to keep Palmyra's historical monuments and civilian areas being bombard. Prokhorenko was a special force and had been on an intelligence mission On March 24 to to direct Russian airstrikes at ISIS targets, where he was discovered and surrounded by ISIS forces. He then ordered an airstrike on his position.
Repatriation of his body
Kremilin, in co-ordinatation with Kurdish forces, recovered and repatriated his body, and it arrived back in Moscow on Friday, according to the Russian defense ministry said. His Repatriation "was a matter of honour for the Russian Defence Ministry," according to a spokesperson.
In popular culture
He was known as Russian 'Rambo' and a teacher at Prokhorenko's former school reportedly said that "she and others wanted now to name the Gorodetskoy Middle School after Prokhorenko."
References
- ^ Dearden, Lizzie (30 April 2016). "Body of Russian special forces officer who 'ordered air strike on himself' to kill Isis militants returned home". The Independent. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- "Body of senior Russian officer killed in Syria delivered to Moscow". TASS. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Staff writers. "Russian Hero Who Died Liberating Palmyra Is Dad-to-Be Alexander Prokhorenko". sputniknews.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ CNN, Don Melvin. "Body of 'Russian Rambo' flown home". CNN. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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