How Heroes Die

This transcript is the final words of Alexander Prokhorenko (25), a Russian Special Forces Officer, engaged in the Syrian conflict. Honour between soldiers is not uncommon but is generally a taboo subject because such collaboration or rather, fraternisation, causes problems relating to morality and ethics.

Those of us not in uniform can enjoy the luxury of honouring all servicemen who fight and die honourable. Most, not all, do so in the fervent belief that they fight and dire for the deliverance of their people. Where and when this happens their heroism is of special significance. In life and death such heroes and heroines are elevated to the highest echelons of humankind. We salute father-to-be Alexander, the epitome of true heroism.

Prokhorenko 1

Prokhorenko 1

Prokhorenko: command I am compromised, repeat I am compromised.

Command: please repeat and confirm.

Prokhorenko: They have spotted me, there are shooting everywhere, i am pinned, request evacuation immediately.

Command: evacuation request acknowledged.

Prokhorenko: please hurry I am low on ammo, they seem to everywhere, I can’t hold them for too long please hurry.

Command: Confirmed, hold them off, continue return of fire, go to safe position, air support is monitoring, state coordinates.

Prokhorenko: gives coordinates which are blurred in the translation.

Command: command repeats coordinates which are blurred. Confirm.

Prokhorenko: confirmed, please hurry I am low on ammo, they are surrounding me, bastards.

Command: 12 minutes until evacuation, return to safe line, I repeat return to safe line.

Prokhorenko: They are close, I am surrounded, this may be the end, tell my family I love them dearly.

Command: return to green line, continue return of fire, help is on the way, followed by air support.

Prokhorenko: negative, I am surrounded, they are so many of these bastards.

Command: 10 minutes, return to green line.

Prokhorenko: I can’t they have surrounded me and are closing in, please hurry.

Command: move to green line, repeat move to green line.

Prokhorenko: They are outside, conduct the airstrike now please hurry, this is the end, tell my family I love them and i died fighting for my motherland.

Command: Negative return to green line.

Prokhorenko: I can’t command, I am surrounded, they are outside, I don’t want them to take me and parade me, conduct the airstrike, they will make a mockery of me and this uniform. I want to die with dignity and take all these bastards with me. please my last wish, conduct the airstrike, they will kill me either way.

Command: please confirm your request.

Prokhorenko: They out outside, this is the end commander, thank you, tell my family and my country I love them. Tell them I was brave and I fought until I could no longer. Please take care of my family, avenge my death, good bye commander, tell my family I love them.

Command: No response…

R.I.P March 19, 2016. Alexander Prokhorenko

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