Russians kill “farmer with a gun” Oleksandr Hordiyenko in Kherson region
5 September 14:37
This morning, the Russian occupiers killed Kherson farmer Oleksandr Gordienko, who was known for personally defending his fields from Russian drones with a rifle and electronic warfare equipment. He was killed by a Russian drone, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
The tragedy occurred at about nine in the morning near the village of Urozhayne, when a drone attacked a car with a farmer in the field.
According to the regional prosecutor’s office, the man died on the spot from his injuries. Law enforcement officials classified the incident as a war crime and opened criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
“Oleksandr Dmytrovych had over thirty years of experience in agriculture. He was the owner of the Gordienko farm and headed the regional association of farmers and private landowners. He was well known and respected in the Kherson region,
– oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional State Administration, wrote on Telegram.
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Oleksandr Hordienko – a farmer with a gun
Oleksandr Hordiienko was not just an experienced farmer with thirty years of experience – he became a symbol of resistance in the de-occupied Kherson region. In recent months, the farmer has been fighting Russian drones attacking his fields on his own. Armed with a ten-shot Turkish rifle and an electronic warfare device, he hunted down enemy drones. His car, with its headlights on, constantly patrolled the fields to the constant beeping of a frequency analyzer.
At first, Hordienko tried to shoot down drones with a double-barreled shotgun, but it proved ineffective. Then he bought a more powerful weapon and officially obtained permits for it. The former hunter explained that it was much easier to hit a high-speed target with a ten-shot rifle. At his base, he demonstrated a Russian reconnaissance drone that had landed almost intact, a trophy of a successful hunt.
After the de-occupation, Hordiienko personally demined his farm, from which about five thousand anti-tank mines were removed. He headed the regional association of farmers and private landowners and fought for state support for farmers working under constant shelling. This year, his farm, like many others in the Kherson region, lost a significant portion of its crops due to drought and hostilities. Despite all the difficulties and threats, the farmer did not leave his native land until the last day.
wrote more about Oleksandr Hordiienko in the article Farmer from Kherson region shoots down Russian drones with a hunting rifle.
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