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This is the 'Russian Rambo' who called an airstrike on himself in order to take out dozens of ISIS thugs who had him trapped.

Alexander Prokhorenko, 25, ended his own life in a bid to wipe out ISIS thugs by calling in Russian warplanes to bomb his location.

Pictured wearing his uniform, the hero smiles beside his pregnant wife Ekaterina who is carrying their first child.

His wife reportedly had 'no idea' her husband was serving in Syria.

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One source revealed Alexander felt like 'the happiest man in the world' when he wed Ekaterina 18 months ago.

The fearless officer was directing Russian airstrikes at Islamic State targets near the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria when he was surrounded by terrorists.

Not prepared to go down without a fight, he ordered military officials to drop bombs on his location and died in the blast.

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According to the Russian newspaper Orenday, granite-tough Alexander spoke lovingly about his partner and his dreams of becoming a soldier in his wedding video.

The newspaper said the video shows Alexander, known to pals as Sasha talking about how he considers himself to be the happiest man on earth.

With a trembling voice, he said that all his dreams had come true as he had "the best wife in the world" and was serving the nation he loved.

A spokesperson for the Russian military said: "An officer of Russian special operations forces was killed near Palmyra while carrying out a special task to direct Russian airstrikes at Islamic State group targets."

"The officer was carrying out a combat task in Palmyra area for a week, identifying crucial IS targets and passing exact coordinates for strikes with Russian planes.

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"The officer died as a hero, he drew fire onto himself after being located and surrounded by terrorists."

Moscow has been tight-lipped about having any soldiers on the ground throughout its campaign in Syria that began on September 30.

Last week IS-linked media said that five Russian special forces were killed near Palmyra, publishing pictures from their cellphones and a video showing a bloodied corpse.

However Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov at the time denied that Russian officers were participating in the advance on Palmyra, saying that "the advance is carried out by contingents of the Syrian army".

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Syrian troops on Thursday entered the ancient city of Palmyra, which had been controlled by IS since last May, and clashes were ongoing in the city.

Backed by Russian warplanes and allied militia on the ground, the Syrian army advanced into Palmyra after launching a desert offensive early this month, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The defence ministry in Moscow said Russian aircraft carried out 146 strikes on "terrorist targets" in the Palmyra area between Wednesday and last Sunday.