Monument to Hero of Russia Prokhorenko unveiled in Italy
Monument to Russian officer Alexander Prokhorenko, who died in the spring of 2016, while performing a combat mission in Syria, was opened in the Italian city of Val-Sotto, reports RIA News.
Marble sculpture depicts Prokhorenko leaning on a stone block. According to the authors, he was captured a few moments before the air strikes of the Russian VKS, which he called upon himself, being surrounded by terrorists near Palmyra.
According to him, the monument is made of the same white marble that was used in the construction of the Hall of Audiences of Paul VI in the Vatican.
The agency said that the monument was opened in the Park of Honor and dishonor, which is visited annually by 200 thousand people. In the park near the famous suspension bridge over the lake, there are already sculptures of the Italian citizen Fabrizio Quattrock, who was killed hostage in Iraq, and captain Francesco Skettino, whose actions led to the crash of the Costa Concordia cruise ship.
Marble sculpture depicts Prokhorenko leaning on a stone block. According to the authors, he was captured a few moments before the air strikes of the Russian VKS, which he called upon himself, being surrounded by terrorists near Palmyra.
We really appreciate the policy pursued by Russian President Vladimir Putin in terms of fighting the IG (the group is banned in the Russian Federation). And it was fair to pay homage to the soldier who gave his life for the sake of all of us, because the IS is a real world threat. This hero, in order not to fall into the hands of thugs, chose to die from his fire. His act can be proud of the whole world,
said the mayor of the Italian city of Mario Puglia.According to him, the monument is made of the same white marble that was used in the construction of the Hall of Audiences of Paul VI in the Vatican.
We invited a French sculptor, who was required to make a monument by hand, and not with the help of machines, and he succeeded in a real masterpiece,
said Puglia.The two-meter-high statue depicts Prokhorenko in a helmet and with a machine gun, peering into the sky waiting for his aircraft, which must inflict an airstrike on his position. We also plan to make three miniature copies of the monument, which we will pass through the staff of the Russian diplomatic mission to the ambassador in Rome, the president of Russia and the relatives of Prokhorenko,
added mayor.The agency said that the monument was opened in the Park of Honor and dishonor, which is visited annually by 200 thousand people. In the park near the famous suspension bridge over the lake, there are already sculptures of the Italian citizen Fabrizio Quattrock, who was killed hostage in Iraq, and captain Francesco Skettino, whose actions led to the crash of the Costa Concordia cruise ship.
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