Lieutenant Prokhorenko a brave hero and a true martyr

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S. Lieutenant Prokhorenko, killed in Syria, given posthumous Hero of Russia title

President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree to award the Hero of Russia title to Senior Lieutenant Aleksandr Prokhorenko (posthumously) for courage and heroism displayed in performing his military duty, the Kremlin said.

Prokhorenko was killed on March 17, 2016, while directing the strikes of Russian planes in the area of Tadmur, in Syria’s Homs province. When surrounded by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants, he requested friendly fire, TASS said.

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