Post by SA Hunter on May 1, 2016 19:40:24 GMT 10
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3567239/Body-Russian-Rambo-died-ordering-airstrike-surrounded-ISIS-militants-flown-Moscow-week.html
The body of a man who ordered an airstrike on himself after being surrounded by ISIS militants in Syria is to be returned to Russia.
Alexander Prokhorenko, who was dubbed the 'Russian Rambo', was battling to save Palmyra in March when his position was compromised and he feared he would be tortured.
The 25-year-old decided to organise the deadly strike, ensuring he could not be killed or captured by ISIS fighters.
Now, his body is being flown back to Moscow in Russia so his wife Ekaterina, who is pregnant with their first child, can finally say goodbye.
It comes as Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered Mr Prokhorenko to be posthumously awarded Hero of the Russian Federation, the country's highest honour, according to CNN.
Nadezhda Rusinova, a teacher at the school Mr Prokhorenko graduated from in 2007, said she would tell make sure she told pupils about his bravery.
She said: 'After all, order an airstrike on yourself is something that not everybody would be able to do.'
Mr Prokhorenko knew he wanted to join the military and enlisted in the Military Academy of Air Defence of the Armed Forces of Russian Federation after he left school.
He and his wife wed nearly two years ago. Ekaterina did not known he was going to serve in an ISIS stronghold where he was identifying targets for bombing raids.
Following Mr Prokhorenko's death, a Russian military spokesman said: 'An officer of Russian special operations forces was killed near Palmyra while carrying out a special task to direct Russian airstrikes at Islamic State group targets.
'The officer was carrying out a combat task in Palmyra area for a week, identifying crucial IS targets and passing exact coordinates for strikes with Russian planes.
'The officer died as a hero, he drew fire onto himself after being located and surrounded by terrorists.'
The body of a man who ordered an airstrike on himself after being surrounded by ISIS militants in Syria is to be returned to Russia.
Alexander Prokhorenko, who was dubbed the 'Russian Rambo', was battling to save Palmyra in March when his position was compromised and he feared he would be tortured.
The 25-year-old decided to organise the deadly strike, ensuring he could not be killed or captured by ISIS fighters.
Now, his body is being flown back to Moscow in Russia so his wife Ekaterina, who is pregnant with their first child, can finally say goodbye.
It comes as Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered Mr Prokhorenko to be posthumously awarded Hero of the Russian Federation, the country's highest honour, according to CNN.
Nadezhda Rusinova, a teacher at the school Mr Prokhorenko graduated from in 2007, said she would tell make sure she told pupils about his bravery.
She said: 'After all, order an airstrike on yourself is something that not everybody would be able to do.'
Mr Prokhorenko knew he wanted to join the military and enlisted in the Military Academy of Air Defence of the Armed Forces of Russian Federation after he left school.
He and his wife wed nearly two years ago. Ekaterina did not known he was going to serve in an ISIS stronghold where he was identifying targets for bombing raids.
Following Mr Prokhorenko's death, a Russian military spokesman said: 'An officer of Russian special operations forces was killed near Palmyra while carrying out a special task to direct Russian airstrikes at Islamic State group targets.
'The officer was carrying out a combat task in Palmyra area for a week, identifying crucial IS targets and passing exact coordinates for strikes with Russian planes.
'The officer died as a hero, he drew fire onto himself after being located and surrounded by terrorists.'