Unexpected continuation was received in France the tragic story of a Russian riot police officer, senior Lieutenant Aleksandr Prokhorenko. We will remind, on March 17 during the liberation of the Syrian Palmyra officer died a hero. Once in the environment of ISIS (a terrorist organization banned in Russia), senior Lieutenant called themselves rocket and artillery fire.
Military Cross with Palm branch and the Legion of Honor belonging to the participants of the Second world war, passed to the descendants of the Cavaliers winning the Russian Embassy in France for the widow of Alexander Prokhorenko, who died during the liberation of Palmyra. About it reports on Wednesday, April 20, “Komsomolskaya Pravda”.
As told the edition in the Russian Embassy in France, in April the diplomats came in the mail a package with two military awards and cover letter. “It said that the family is the Mage from the city of Montpellier (South of France), wishes to transfer the award to the widow of the deceased in Syria, the Russian hero Alexander Prokhorenko”, — quotes the words of the Russian diplomatica edition.
According to Embassy personnel, familiar with the text of the letter, an elderly couple was outraged that the feat of a Russian officer, who fought international terrorism, including in the interests of France, was ignored by the national media.
“In solidarity with Russia’s actions in Syria they decided to send the widow of the deceased commando Legion of Honor. It belongs to the father of the family, with 17 years participated in the Resistance, caught in the concentration camp “Buchenwald” and then released from there. They also passed the Military Cross with Palm branch native uncle. He was a bomber pilot who fought against the Nazis on the side of Free France,” a source told the publication.
The spetsnaz officer, abenavoli Alexander Prokhorenko died on 4 April. During the execution of tasks to restore air strikes on terrorists in Palmyra Russian soldier was surrounded by and caused the fire itself. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin by his decree posthumously promoted officer special operations forces the title of hero of Russia for courage and heroism displayed during the performance of military duty.
