Zelensky awards 956 more defenders, 527 posthumously

Zelensky awards 956 more defenders, 527 posthumously

Ukrinform
President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded state honors to 956 more Ukrainian servicemembers, including 527 posthumously.

According to Ukrinform, the relevant decrees — No. 667/2025 and No. 668/2025 dated August 30 — have been published on the official website of the President of Ukraine.

The documents state that the awards were granted for personal bravery demonstrated in defending Ukraine’s state sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as for selfless fulfillment of military duty.

Read also: Zelensky awards state honors to 143 foreign nationals

The honorees received the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, the Order of Danylo Halytskyi, the For Courage award, and medals including For Military Service to Ukraine, Defender of the Fatherland, and For Saved Life.

As previously reported by Ukrinform, President Zelensky had earlier awarded 1,039 individuals, 282 of them posthumously.

Photo: President’s Office

While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet. Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No. 270/96-VR of July 3, 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No. 2849-Х of March 31, 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice.

Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421.

© 2015-2025 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-