Yakiv Yakovych Hordiyenko, also Yakov Yakovlevich Gordienko (alternatively Romanised as Gordi'yenko; Russian: Яков Яковлевич Гордиенко; April 26, 1925 – July 30, 1942) was a Soviet partisan from Ukraine.
In August 1941 he joined the detachment of the NKVD (People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs), captain Molodtsov-Badayev, which was formed to establish sabotage against the Nazis and Romanian invaders.
Under the Nazis, Yakiv Hordiyenko proved a brave partisan, full of cunning and genius.
Betrayed by Anton Fedorovych-Boiko, on 9 February 1942, Yakiv, his chief Molodtsov-Badayev and some other members of the partisan group were captured in the secure apartment.
[2] From 9 February 1942 to mid-May, Yakiv was imprisoned by the Siguranța (Romanian security service) and sentenced to death.