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Native name | Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Прохоре́нко |
Born | Gorodki, Tyulgansky District, Orenburg Oblast, RSFSR, USSR | 22 June 1990
Died | 17 March 2016 Palmyra, Homs, Syria | (aged 25)
Buried | Russia |
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Years of service | 2007–2016 |
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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.
During his last moments, he was allegedly surrounded on all sides by ISIS fighters and he decided to order an airstrike at his own position, killing himself and all of the approaching fighters.
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.[2]