“Russian Rambo”: the wife of the deceased Alexander Prokhorenko is expecting a child. Life goes on: Hero of Russia Alexander Prokhorenko had a daughter Who was born to Alexander Prokhorenko

Hero of Russia Alexander Prokhorenko, who died in Syria in the line of duty, has given birth to a daughter. The governor announced the joyful event in his blog Orenburg region Yuri Berg.

“The baby, whom they decided to call Violetta, was born and will grow up in a state that 70 years ago broke the back of fascism. global terrorism, the governor wrote. – Sasha Prokhorenko, a simple Orenburg guy, out of duty, joined the ranks of the defenders of peace and died in this fight. He died so that little Violetta and millions of other children on the planet would never experience the horrors of vile terrorist attacks.”

According to him, for now the girl is “doing her main job - eating and sleeping.” “But in a few years, when she grows up, she will definitely find out what her father was like. And she will be proud of him, just as we are all proud of our fellow countryman,” Berg continued.

He congratulated the relatives of the deceased on the birth of the baby and wished them: “Let life continue!”

Senior Lieutenant Alexander Prokhorenko died in Syria, near Palmyra, in March 2016. Surrounded by terrorists, he drew fire on himself, allowing Russian Aerospace Forces pilots to strike the militants’ positions. Alexander was 25 years old. At home, in the Orenburg region, he is survived by his parents, his pregnant wife, younger brother. On May 6, Prokhorenko was buried in his native village with full military honors.

The feat of Alexander Prokhorenko touched not only Russians, but also foreigners. An elderly couple from France gave Alexander's relatives a family heirloom - the military awards of the Legion of Honor and the Military Cross with a Palm Branch.

The name of the special forces hero who destroyed militants in the Palmyra area has become known...

“A brave Russian special forces soldier, like Rambo, abandoned on a solo mission to hunt for IS militants (a group banned in the Russian Federation - Ed.), died heroically, causing an attack on himself,” - a note about the feat of the Russian military man appeared on the pages of the popular British tabloid Daily Mirror. The Russian base of Khmeimim confirmed that our officer died “while performing a special task of directing strikes by Russian aircraft against IS terrorist targets” in the Palmyra area. Over the course of a week, the serviceman “identified the most important targets of ISIS and gave out the exact coordinates for strikes by Russian aircraft and... called fire on himself after he was discovered by terrorists and surrounded.”

Was the best at the military academy

KP correspondents found out that the “Russian Rambo” turned out to be a guy from the outback - 25-year-old Alexander Prokhorenko. Sasha, however, is not at all like the muscular, stern movie hero with whom foreign media compared him. Thin, smiling. On his pages on social networks, he happily shared photographs of his studies at the Military Academy air defense Russian Armed Forces in Smolensk. Sasha graduated with honors. Everywhere he is in shape, happy.

Sasha is not at all like the muscular, stern movie hero with whom foreign media compared him. Thin, smiling.

“He has a lot of military men in his family, and he always dreamed of serving,” Alexander’s friend, with whom he studied at the academy, told us. - A simple village guy. He and I were friends from the first days of our service. IN last time saw each other in December.

Apparently, just shortly before Sasha’s business trip to Syria. But then he didn’t say anything to his friend. It is understandable - a military secret.

Father and mother are waiting...

The village of Gorodki is 130 kilometers from Orenburg. Sasha was born and raised here. They showed us his parents' house right away. Father Alexander is a tractor driver. Mom Natalya is an employee of the village administration. They learned about Sasha’s death in Gorodki a few days ago.

This news came to us on March 19,” the villagers said. - Representatives from the Ministry of Defense came to the administration. They didn’t really say what happened, but as is customary among the military, they thanked the parents for raising such a son.

Prokhorenko's house is in mourning. A photograph of Alexander in a black frame on the table, next to it there are icons. Mom Natalya Leonidovna cries all the time.

Sorry, I don’t have the strength to speak,” Sasha’s father comes out to meet him, extending his hand to say hello. “We don’t know how our son died. We were only told that during a combat mission. All this is very difficult.

It is still unknown when the body will be brought and the relatives will be able to say goodbye to Alexander. Father and mother are waiting.

Friends called Sashka Prokhaya

They talk about Sasha all these days in his home school. A photograph of him like best student, is still on the honor roll.

No one really knew where Sasha served, they said that somewhere in the secret troops, says Gorodetskaya’s head teacher high school Natalya Meshkova. “He graduated from our school with a silver medal, he was always the first in all competitions, thanks to him the school won them. He is one of those who will not be afraid of anything in a difficult moment. He was a mountain for everyone.

There were many military men in Alexander’s family; in the photo he is with one of his distant relatives.
Photo: Personal page of the hero of the publication on the social network

Alexander has many military men in his family and he always dreamed of serving.
Photo: Personal page of the hero of the publication on the social network

Friends affectionately called Sasha Prokhorenko - Prokhoy.

He was very open, loved life, got married a year and a half ago - we were at his and Katya’s wedding. I remember they played a video there in which Sasha says that he is the most happy man“Everything I dreamed about came true,” says Peter Rusinov, class teacher Alexandra. - I wanted to become a military man - and became an officer. I dreamed of a family - I met Katya.

When Sasha flew to Syria, the couple knew that they were expecting their first child. I didn’t tell my wife where exactly the business trip was going; I didn’t want to upset her.

Alexander with his wife Ekaterina.
Photo: Personal page of the hero of the publication on the social network

Katya was worried about everything so that Sasha could return in time for the birth of the baby, friends said. - I didn’t have time...

We would like to name our school after him,” said teacher Nadezhda Rusinova. - This is a real feat, we will tell our students about it. Not everyone could take the fire upon themselves.

AND AT THIS TIME

A street in Orenburg will be named in honor of the Russian Rambo, who died heroically in Syria.

The governor of the Orenburg region met with the relatives of the deceased Orenburg resident and promised to provide them with the necessary assistance.

The head of the region, Yuri Berg, came to the village of Gorodki, Tyulgansky district, to personally express his condolences to the parents of Alexander Prokhorenko, who died heroically in Syria.

Hard. The grief of the parents cannot be imagined or expressed in words. We met, I expressed my condolences on my own behalf, and conveyed words of support from all residents of the region. “We talked about what we would do next,” says the governor of the Orenburg region. - Parents will not be left alone. Today, all of us, Orenburg residents, are next to them. This feat will go down in history, we will always be grateful to Alexander Prokhorenko. And we will pass on this gratitude to our children and grandchildren, and they to their children and grandchildren.

Alexander gave his life, causing fire on himself. He called fire on himself, as the heroes did during the Great Patriotic War. “We mourn together over the death of our fellow countryman, his name will forever remain in our hearts,” said Yuri Berg. - The memory of Alexander Prokhorenko, a simple Orenburg guy who gave his life for life on earth, will be immortalized. A street in Orenburg will be named after the hero. I am sure that all residents of the region will support this.

25-year-old Russian officer Alexander Prokhorenko died heroically in Syria near Palmyra, causing an attack on himself.

An article about the feat of the Russian military man Alexander Prokhorenko appeared on the pages of the British tabloid Daily Mirror.

“A brave Russian special forces soldier, like Rambo, abandoned on a solo mission to hunt down IS militants, died heroically, inviting a blow on himself,” the Daily Mirror reported.

The Russian base of Khmeimim confirmed that our officer died “while performing a special task of directing strikes by Russian aircraft against IS terrorist targets” in the Palmyra area.

Over the course of a week, the serviceman “identified the most important targets of ISIS and gave out the exact coordinates for strikes by Russian aircraft and... called fire on himself after he was discovered by terrorists and surrounded.”

The “Russian Rambo” turned out to be a guy from the Orenburg region - 25-year-old Alexander Prokhorenko.

Graduated with honors Military Academy air defense of the Russian Armed Forces in Smolensk. Among Alexander's relatives there were many military men. Since childhood, Prokhorenko dreamed of becoming a military man.

Alexander Prokhorenko was born in the village of Gorodki, 130 kilometers from Orenburg. Father Alexander is a tractor driver. Mom Natalya is an employee of the village administration.