Russian Soldier Kills Self To Wipe Off A Batch Of ISIS Fighters

A Russian soldier Alexander Prokhorenko has become a hero having bravely called an airstrike on himself to destroy ISIS terrorists who surrounded him.Trapped behind enemy lines, surrounded by jihadists and with no possible means of escape, Alexander Prokhorenko, 25, took the decision to end his own life by calling in Russian warplanes to obliterate his location.
The special forces soldier, on a secret mission in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, has since been hailed as a hero in his native Russia.
His wife Ekaterina, who is pregnant with their first child, today revealed she had no idea he was fighting in Syria.
It comes just days after Syrian troops entered Palmyra, with photographs emerging of Bashar al-Assad’s forces within the ancient city itself.
Following 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.’
‘He graduated from school with a silver medal. But in military academy he won a gold medal. He was the pride of his parents.’
His former teacher, Pyotr Rusinov, said: ‘He was a very hard-working pupil. We will never be able to accept that he’s no longer with us. The military says he’ll be given Hero of Russia.’
His body has not been delivered back to Russia yet but he will be given a full military honours at his funeral.