Zelensky presents awards to 305 Ukrainian defenders, 35 of them posthumously

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has presented state awards to 305 Ukrainian defenders, 35 of them posthumously.

The Head of State said this in his video address, Ukrinform reports.

 “In the evening, I signed decrees on awarding our defenders. State awards were presented to 167 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 32 of them posthumously,” the president said.

Under another decree, the president awarded six intelligence officers, one of them posthumously, and 122 employees of the Security Service of Ukraine, 2 of them posthumously.

As reported, Zelensky signed a decree on presenting state awards to Ukrainian defenders and rescuers.

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