Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (center) attending the ceremony of mourning Hero of Russia Alexander Prokhorenko, a special force officer, who was killed in Syria last March 17 while performing a combat assignment. The ceremony takes place on the Chkalovsky aerodrome before the body's shipment to the Orenburg Region, the birthplace of Alexander Prokhorenko. From right, foreground: Republic of Ingushetia Head Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Russian Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov.
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- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Moscow region, Russia
- Event date: 05.05.2016
- Date published: 05.05.2016
- Author: Vadim Savitskii
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Russian Defence Ministry
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4124x3001px, 7Mb