00:55France: Family of 'Russian Rambo' Prokhorenko sent WWII medals by French couple
France, Florensac
April 21, 2016 at 00:23 GMT +00:00 · Published
A French couple sent precious WWII medals to the family of Aleksandr Prokhorenko, a Russian soldier killed in Syria after calling in airstrikes on himself while surrounded by Islamic State forces. News that Jean-Claude Mague and Micheline Mague had sent honours won by members of their own family in the Second World War emerged on Wednesday.
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A French couple sent precious WWII medals to the family of Aleksandr Prokhorenko, a Russian soldier killed in Syria after calling in airstrikes on himself while surrounded by Islamic State forces. News that Jean-Claude Mague and Micheline Mague had sent honours won by members of their own family in the Second World War emerged on Wednesday.