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Denys Prokopenko

1991 - Today

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Denys Hennadiyovych Prokopenko (born 27 June 1991) is a Ukrainian military officer who is a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard of Ukraine and commander of the 12th Special Forces Brigade "Azov", as well as a prominent participant of the Russo-Ukrainian War. In response to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Prokopenko rose as a leader defending Mariupol from the Russian siege, and commanded the Mariupol garrison. For his leadership role on the frontlines of the war, he was awarded the title Hero of Ukraine in March 2022. Prokopenko is also known as Redis, an old football ultra nickname that became his military call sign. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Denys Prokopenko is the 1,998th most popular military personnel (up from 2,010th in 2019). (up from 4,754th in 2019)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Denys Prokopenko ranks 1,998 out of 2,058. Before him are Richard Myers, Sékouba Konaté, Leonidas Polk, Oleg Mityaev, Isaac Shelby, and Crispus Attucks. After him are Khattiya Sawasdipol, William J. Hardee, Andrey Mordvichev, Denis Berezovsky, Henry Warner Slocum, and Albert Agarunov.

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Among people born in 1991, Denys Prokopenko ranks 139. Before him are Key, Thomas Delaney, Katie Nageotte, Jamie Lynn Spears, Federico Macheda, and Jeremy Allen White. After him are Admir Mehmedi, Camila Giorgi, Taulant Xhaka, Nemanja Gudelj, Pablo Carreño Busta, and Tomi Juric.

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