Alexander Prokhorenko, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Russian officer (1990-2016)
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About Alexander Prokhorenko
- Alexander Alexandrovich Prokhorenko (Russian: ??????´??? ??????´??????? ???????´???; 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 in a last stand.
- Prokhorenko was identifying targets for Russian airstrikes when he was surrounded by ISIS fighters near Palmyra and ordered an airstrike on his own location.On 11 April 2016, President Vladimir Putin declared Prokhorenko a Hero of the Russian Federation, the highest Russian honor.
- His funeral was held in his home village of Gorodki on 6 May 2016.
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