
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded 387 more defenders with state awards, 280 of them posthumously.
The corresponding decree No. 455/2024 dated July 5 was published on the website of the head of state.
The awards were given for personal courage demonstrated in defending the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and selfless performance of military duty.
In particular, the defenders were awarded the Orders of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, Danylo Halytskyi, For Courage and medals For Military Service to Ukraine, For Saved Life and Defender of the Fatherland.