Body of Russian soldier who called in an airstrike on himself after being surrounded by IS fighters - Polidicks

[QUOTE] [IMG]http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/151BC/production/_89506468_ruspalmyrasapindexafp7apr16.jpg[/IMG] The body of a Russian officer killed near Palmyra during a battle against so-called Islamic State (IS) militants has arrived back in Moscow from Syria. Tass news agency said special forces Snr Lt Alexander Prokhorenko was posthumously awarded the Hero of Russia medal by President Vladimir Putin. The Russian defence ministry reported Prokhorenko's death on 24 March. According to the Russian government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta, Prokhorenko directed a Russian air strike on IS after telling his commander by radio: "I'm surrounded - they're here, I don't want them to get me". [B]A transcript of the radio message appeared on social media. "I request an air strike. They'll mutilate me and my uniform. I want to die with dignity, and I want all these scumbags to die with me. Please fulfil my last request," he was quoted as saying.[/B] His body fell into IS hands, but later Syrian Kurdish rebels in the YPG militia managed to recover it and hand it over to the Russian military, Rossiiskaya Gazeta said. The AFP news agency also reported that version of events. Syria areas of control map Tass says Prokhorenko will be buried on 6 May in Gorodki, a village in the Orenburg region of central Russia. [/QUOTE] [URL="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36169479"]via BBC[/URL]

I'd be terrified to be caught by the Islamic State too. Would not want to find out first hand how they'd torture me. Regardless this guy has balls and more than earned this reward

true russian hero

[T]http://www.unionmilitaria.com/images/201207/source_img/303_G_1341156462907.jpg[/T] What a cool looking medal.

there was a body left?

[quote]"I request an air strike. They'll mutilate me and my uniform. I want to die with dignity, and I want all these scumbags to die with me. Please fulfill my last request,"[/quote] Genuinely the last request of a hero and champion of ones country.

[QUOTE=BANNED USER;50226829]Genuinely the last request of a hero and champion of ones country.[/QUOTE] I mean, it's not like he had a better option but decided to sacrifice himself for a greater good. Sounds more like requesting a mercy kill with benefits to me.

[QUOTE=Marik Bentusi;50226977]I mean, it's not like he had a better option but decided to sacrifice himself for a greater good. Sounds more like requesting a mercy kill with benefits to me.[/QUOTE] Still, he could just shoot himself, but he chose to take as many terrorists with him as he could. Which takes some serious balls to do.

Posthumously award him these as well. Definitely had them to call an airstrike on himself while being out manned and overrun. [img]http://usgolftv.com/wp-content/uploads/balls_of_steel.jpg[/img]

So did the airstrike happen?

He's killin' terrorist angels in Heaven, now.

Wasn't there a discussion going around that he may have been killed by friendly fire but that's not good PR to let out. I mean i don't really have reason to believe that's the case but it has happened before a few times, the main one i can think of is the US sportsman who died in Afghanistan a while back.

Someone on reddit made the comparison to Schlock Mercenary's Maxims of maximally effective mercenaries 20. If you're not willing to shell your own position, you're not willing to win. [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlock_Mercenary#The_Seventy_Maxims_of_Maximally_Effective_Mercenaries[/url]

[QUOTE=purvisdavid1;50227124]Posthumously award him these as well. Definitely had them to call an airstrike on himself while being out manned and overrun. [img]http://usgolftv.com/wp-content/uploads/balls_of_steel.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Is that picture all they managed to recover? :v:

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;50229462]Is that picture all they managed to recover? :v:[/QUOTE] I kinda wanted to make that joke originally but it just didn't seem right v:v:v

Russians are some tough as nails bastards.

[QUOTE=purvisdavid1;50229483]I kinda wanted to make that joke originally but it just didn't seem right v:v:v[/QUOTE] Sounds like you didn't have the balls to do it :wink: