President presents state awards to 122 Ukrainian defenders

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has presented state awards to 122 Ukrainian service members, 23 of them posthumously.

The president said this in his video address, Ukrinform reports.

"Traditionally, today, before recording this video address, at the request of the Commander-in-Chief, I signed a decree on presenting the state awards to our military. 122 defenders, 23 of them posthumously,” Zelensky said.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops have been shelling and destroying key infrastructure facilities, conducting massive shelling of residential areas of Ukrainian cities and villages using artillery, multiple rocket launchers and ballistic missiles.

Martial law was imposed in Ukraine and general mobilization was announced.