Oleksandr Yakovenko (lieutenant colonel)

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Oleksandr Yakovenko
Native name	Олександр Олексійович Яковенко
Birth name	Oleksandr Oleksiyovych Yakovenko
Born	(1968-06-29) June 29, 1968 (age 56) Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Allegiance	Ukraine
Service / branch	Ukrainian Ground Forces
Battles / wars	Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russian invasion of Ukraine
Awards	Hero of Ukraine

Oleksandr Yakovenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Олексійович Яковенко; born 29 June 1968, Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) is a lieutenant colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, participant in the Russo-Ukrainian war.^[1] He is a Hero of Ukraine with the award of the Order of the Golden Star.