The golden star of the Hero of the Russian Federation was presented to the relatives of the commander of the Ka-52 helicopter Mikhail Abramenko, who died during a special operation, by Oleg Makovetsky, commander of the Air Force and the Air Defense Unit of the Western Military District . , on March 23, reports the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry.
According to the report, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, Major Mikhail Abramenko was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumously) for heroism, personal courage and courage shown in defense of the Motherland and the state interests of the Russian Federation when performing tasks during a special military operation,
The highest state award ceremony took place at the headquarters of the Air Force and Air Defense Association of the Western Military District in St. Petersburg. The officer’s colleagues and representatives of the city administration also took part in the ceremony.
“He had a youthful personality. He goes to fight the enemy to the end. I accepted it without hesitation. He considered it necessary, so it will be. …For him, heaven is everything. he lived it”– said Marina Abramenko, widow of the Hero of Russia, Major Mikhail Abramenko.
The commander of the Ka-52 helicopter crew, Major Mikhail Abramenko, has made more than 600 sorties since the start of the special military operation. He provided escort and cover for Mi-8 helicopters during the evacuation of wounded servicemen directly from the line of contact under enemy fire. During the period of participation in the SVO, the crew of Major Mikhail Abramenko destroyed 23 tanks, 12 armored personnel carriers, 4 infantry fighting vehicles, 3 self-propelled guns.
On December 4, 2022, while carrying out combat missions on the territory of the LPR, under enemy fire, the Ka-52 helicopter, which was controlled by the crew of Major Mikhail Abramenko, was shot down by a direct hit from an anti-aircraft aircraft. . guided missile.
Recall that on February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to carry out a special military operation to protect Donbass in response to a request for help from the heads of the LPR and DPR. The objective of the operation is the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.
In his congratulations on the 77th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, addressed on May 9 to the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, Vladimir Putin stressed that currently the military of the Russian Federation, the DPR and the LPR, Like their ancestors, they are fighting shoulder to shoulder for the liberation of their homeland from Nazi filth and expressed their confidence in victory, just like in 1945.
The Russian leader recalled that today, the common duty of all those who honor the great memory of the Great Patriotic War is to prevent the revival of Nazism, which brought so much suffering to the peoples of different countries.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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