This decree of the President of Ukraine concerns the recognition of military personnel with state awards for personal courage in protecting the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. The document provides for awarding a large number of military personnel with various state distinctions, a significant portion of which are posthumous.
The structure of the decree includes a preamble and sections by types of awards:
– President of Ukraine’s Distinguished Service Cross (5 persons)
– Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 2nd Class (3 persons)
– Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd Class (15 persons)
– Order of Courage, 1st Class (3 persons)
– Order of Courage, 2nd Class (17 persons)
– Order of Courage, 3rd Class (approximately 300 persons)
– Medal “For Military Service to Ukraine” (19 persons)
– Medal “Defender of the Motherland” (1 person)
Key features of the decree:
1. Most awards are made posthumously
2. Military personnel of various ranks are awarded – from soldier to colonel
3. Awardees include representatives of both ground forces and naval forces
4. The decree presents a wide range of state awards – from the highest orders to medals