Zelenskyy presents awards to military volunteers and families of fallen soldiers
Kyiv • UNN
On the Day of the Ukrainian Volunteer, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored military volunteers, including awarding the Order of the Golden Star of the Hero of Ukraine to several fallen and living defenders who bravely fought against the Russian invasion.
On the occasion of the Day of the Ukrainian Volunteer, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the military and presented state awards. Among the honored volunteers are those who were awarded the Order of the Golden Star of the Hero of Ukraine on this day. This is reported by UNN with reference to the data of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
Today, on the Day of Ukrainian Volunteer, we thank everyone, we thank everyone who stood up to defend the Ukrainian state, who stood up to defend Ukrainian society. We thank those who chose Ukraine when everything depended on it, who did not stand aside and were not afraid to fight. ... This is the feeling that brings victory. A sense of community. A sense of duty. The feeling of Ukraine. Our unity, our will is to fight against the Russian occupation. To fight bravely and win deservedly.
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The attendees of the event observed a minute of silence in memory of all Ukrainian heroes of different times who gave their lives for the sake of Ukraine. After that, the President awarded military volunteers and families of fallen defenders on the occasion of the Day of Ukrainian Volunteer. He expressed gratitude to every Ukrainian soldier and every commander who fights for Ukraine, and to everyone who works for the common Ukrainian victory.
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Among the awards presented that day were several Golden Star orders. The Head of State presented one of them to the Hero of Ukraine, junior lieutenant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Vitaliy Sukach, who voluntarily joined the Armed Forces in 2014. Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, the company commander has been performing combat missions in Donetsk region, in particular, successfully restraining the enemy and inflicting heavy losses in manpower and equipment on the occupiers.
The President handed over another Order of the Golden Star to the family of the fallen Hero of Ukraine, Junior Sergeant Vasyl Polishchuk, who had been defending Ukraine since 2014 and had been performing combat missions in the east of the country. In August 2022, during an enemy offensive in the Kharkiv region, he withdrew his subordinate personnel from under fire but sustained a life-threatening injury.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented the Order of the Golden Star to the family of a serviceman of the National Guard of Ukraine, Chief Sergeant Vadym Zhukov, who was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine. He has been defending the country since 2014, and since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, he has been performing combat missions in Kharkiv and Luhansk regions, repeatedly distinguishing himself with accurate shots from a grenade launcher.
The highest state award was also presented to the family of the fallen Hero of Ukraine, Junior Lieutenant Pavlo Trukhan, who voluntarily joined the ranks of the defenders of the Motherland in February 2022. The commander of a machine gun platoon performed tasks in the east of the country. In April 2023, during an enemy assault on their positions and mortar fire, the soldier evacuated his comrades and sustained a life-threatening injury.
In addition, the Head of State awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, II degree, to Senior Lieutenant of the National Guard Oleksandr Sliusar. Senior Lieutenant Vladyslav Roik and Major Dmytro Tarasenko from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as Captain of the National Guard Oleksandr Malyarenko were awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, III class.
The President also presented the Orders "For Courage" of the III degree and Danylo Halytskyi to the servicemen
