Alexander Prokhorenko

Alexander Alexandrovich Prokhorenko 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 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 terrorists. 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.