Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alexander Prokhorenko
a cursory search gives authoritative sources including http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/30/europe/body-of-russian-rambo-flown-home/ CNN, http://tass.ru/en/defense/873235 TASS (the Russian equivalent of AFP), http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russian-special-forces-officer-ordered-air-strike-on-himself-to-kill-isis-militants-surrounded-body-a7008106.html The Independent, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/russian-special-forces-officer-orders-air-strike-on-himself-after-being-surrounded-by-isis-fighters-a6954176.html The Independent again, http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-04-05/facts-behind-russian-rambo-story PRI, among others (and those are just the English language sources - I'm sure there is a much larger selection of Russian sources but I've also found coverage in quite a few respected sources in other languages as well).  is distinct from GNG - GNG only requires significant coverage in sources, which is satisfied here. Furthermore, the first line of  says that winning "their nation's highest award for valour" automatically qualifies, which is the case here. Simply being awarded 900 times over more than 20 years doesn't dilute that; the Medal of Honor has been awarded over 3,000 times and the Victoria Cross over 1,300 times
— User:Intelligentsium, 17:17, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:SOLDIER (Wikipedia:Notability)