Denys Prokopenko
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Denys Hennadiyovych Prokopenko is a Ukrainian Brigadier general in the National Guard of Ukraine and commander of the 1st Corps of the Ukrainian National Guard "Azov", as well as a prominent participa
Prokopenko in 2022
Denys Prokopenko embracing his wife Kateryna in Turkey, October 2022
Prokopenko in March 2024 in a ceremony of the 10th anniversary of the National Guard of Ukraine
Siege of Mariupol
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The siege of Mariupol began on 24 February 2022, as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and lasted until 20 May. It saw fighting between the Russian Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces fo
Denys Prokopenko
…in the Ukrainian military. In response to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, 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. In…
Damaged buildings in Mariupol, 16 March 2022
An apartment building damaged during shelling in Mariupol, 2 March 2022
Russian bombing of Mariupol, 3 March 2022
Smoke from many buildings amid massive Russian bombing in Mariupol, 3 March 2022