Fedir Dyachenko

Fedir Trofymovych Dyachenko (Ukrainian: Дяченко Федір Трофимович; (June 16, 1917 - August 8, 1995), was a Ukrainian Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with as many as 423 (425) kills. He was born in the village of Velyki Krynky, now part of Hlobyne Raion of Poltava Oblast. Dyachenko was one of the most effective snipers in the Red Army during World War II. He was granted the status of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1944.

Fedir Dyachenko

Fedir Trofymovych Dyachenko (Ukrainian: Дяченко Федір Трофимович; (June 16, 1917 - August 8, 1995), was a Ukrainian Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with as many as 423 (425) kills. He was born in the village of Velyki Krynky, now part of Hlobyne Raion of Poltava Oblast. Dyachenko was one of the most effective snipers in the Red Army during World War II. He was granted the status of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1944.