Zelenskyy awards Hero of Ukraine title to over 40 defenders posthumously
Saturday, 8 July 2023, 14:08
On day 500 of the full-scale invasion, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to 49 military personnel, almost all of them posthumously.
Source: decrees issued by Zelenskyy
Quote from Zelenskyy: "Our soldiers and our Ukrainian heroes.
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Details: Three of the defenders are from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and two were awarded the title posthumously.
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