Zelenskyy awarded 956 military personnel with state honors, 527 of them posthumously

Zelenskyy awarded 956 military personnel with state honors, 527 of them posthumously

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored 956 servicemen with state awards, 527 of them posthumously.

Relevant decrees No. 667/2025, No. 668/2025 dated August 30 have been published on the President’s official website.

The documents state that the awards are given for personal courage shown in defence of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and for selfless fulfillment of military duty.

The defenders received the Orders of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Danylo Halytsky, "For Courage," as well as the medals "For Military Service to Ukraine," "Defender of the Motherland," and "For Saved Life."