On the occasion of Independence Day, the head of state awarded orders to journalists, artists, ministers and Ukrainians who have done heroic deeds.
On the occasion of Independence Day, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky awarded a number of state awards. In particular, the order of August 23 refers to the awarding of more than 240 people.
Order of Merit, I degree: Head of the Podolsk branch of the state enterprise Ukrainian State Center for Radio Frequencies, Vinnytsia Volodymyr Artyukha, champion of the XI World Muay Thai Boxing Games Igor Lyubchenko, world champion in professional boxing at heavyweight according to WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO Oleksandr Usyk.
The Order of Merit II degree was awarded to 11 people: volunteer Serhiy Prytula, volunteer Vitaly Deinega, chief consultant of the Office of the President’s Office Department Ivan Khutorny, 1+1 special correspondents Ruslan Yarmolyuk and Natalya Nagornaya, and Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Yury Vaskov .
More than 80 people were awarded the Order of Merit III degree. Among them: singer and composer Dmitry Shurov, director of the Kyiv branch of the Radio Broadcasting Concern Yuriy Shvarka, deputy chairman of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration Igor Shynkaryuk, Deputy Prime Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, head of the Department of Public Administration of the news editor of the National Public Television and Radio Company of Ukraine Daria Fedenko, journalist of Ukrainska Pravda Mykhailo Tkach , champion of the XI World Games in sports acrobatics Daniil Stetsyuk, general director of Ukrposhta Igor Smilyansky, editor of the European Pravda website Sergey Sidorenko, head of the military, Kharkiv region Sergey Putilin, singer Alexander Ponomarev, volunteer Alexei Mochanov, Minister of Internal Affairs Denis Monastyrsky, Rada channel media expert Vladislav Matyash, Minister of Health Viktor Lyashko, Minister of Infrastructure Alexander Kubrakov, actor and presenter Se rgei Ismagilov, artist Andrei Danilko, Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration of TOT Irina Vereshchuk.
The Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise of the 5th degree was received by the director – president of the International Commercial Television and Radio Company (ICTV) Alexander Bogutsky.
War correspondent Andrei Tsaplienko was awarded the Order For Courage, II degree. Come Back Alive Foundation leader Taras Chmut received the Defender of the Fatherland medal.
In addition, the driver of the transport operation group of the branch of the Zaporozhye Directorate of the joint-stock company Ukrposhta Oleksiy Galchansky, the operator of the boiler house of the state enterprise Sumy Forestry Pavel Guryanov, the postman were posthumously awarded the Order For Courage of the III degree of Zaporozhye Directorate branch of JSC Ukrposhta Elmira Zamotay, volunteer, Chernihiv, Igor Ilyushchenko, Chairman of Repka branch of Hunting and Fishing Enterprise of Chernihiv Regional Organization of Ukrainian Society of Hunters and Fishermen Anatoly Kulgeiko, Controller of Department No. 146 of the State Enterprise “Production Association Southern Machine-Building named after Makarov, Dnipro Vera Lebedynets, public figure Smail Memetov, humanitarian cargo driver, Chernihiv, Leonida Metlitsky, bus driver of Stavishchensky educational and educational complex Institution of general secondary education of I-III degrees – legal lyceum No. 2 named after OS Palansky Stavischensky village council Mikhail Sindeev, head of Motyzhinsky Starostinsky District of Makarovsky Settlement Council of Kyiv Region, Olga Sukhenko (occupiers tortured him with his family) , an excavator driver of the subsidiary UkrSiverBud, Chernihiv, Oleksandr Teslenko.
Recall, on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky presented the Order of the Gold Star to servicemen who were awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine, and family members of fallen Heroes, as well as other state awards.
In addition, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the establishment of a presidential award for the defense of Ukraine.
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Source: korrespondent

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