The President presented the annual honors of the National Legend of Ukraine, athletes, artists and patrons
It is necessary to maintain the focus in our country in order not to reduce support. Both political and above all our warriors. We are grateful to them for protecting Ukraine and protecting everything that you have brought to the state, ”the President said. This year, Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented ten awards "National Legend of Ukraine" to military, athletes, artists and patrons.
The award is awarded: musician, vocalist, composer and leader of the rock band "Ocean Elzy" Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, who is also an ambassador of the UN development program for youth in Ukraine. Since the beginning of a full -scale Russian invasion, Ukraine has actively supported Ukrainian soldiers. He held more than 150 concerts in the front and military units, and organized numerous cash fees to support the Armed Forces and civilians.
The first Vice president of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Hero of Ukraine Vladimir Gorbulin. He has devoted more than 60 years to work to strengthen the state. One of the authors of the concept of national security and defense of Ukraine, the first national space program, the Strategy of Construction and Development of the Armed Forces. He is called the father of the rocket and space industry of independent Ukraine.
Employees of the Security Service of Ukraine who have developed and implemented a unique military operation "Spider web". As a result of this operation, four Russian airfields were attacked and 41 aircraft were affected - a third of the enemy strategic aviation. For safety reasons, the names and face of the laureates are non -public. The special operation was headed by the head of the SBU Lieutenant General Vasyl Malyuk. Ballet artist, ballet master and dance theorist Sergei Lifar (posthumously).
Contemporaries called him "God dance. " In 1922, Sergei Lifer emigrated from Kiev to Paris, went a quick journey from the artist of the Corrdeballet to the soloist, and in 1929 headed the ballet troupe "Grand Opera". This year Ukraine celebrates the 120th anniversary of its birth. Olympic champion, multiple world champion and European athletics Yaroslav Maguchikh. Last year, it won Olympic gold and was recognized as the best athlete in the world. Bronze medalist of the 2020 Olympics.
Three -time winner of the diamond league. These days it participates in the next stage of the Diamond League in Lausanne. Yaroslav Maguchich will receive his distinction as soon as he returns home after the competition. Opera singer, soloist of the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of Ukraine named after Taras Shevchenko Lyudmila Monastyrska. It is considered the "main Hades" of the modern world opera scene, it plays this role in La Skala, Covent-Harden, Metropolitan Opera.
Ludmila Monastyrska has a number of international awards and is on the list of best opera singers in the world. Anatoliy Krivolap, artist, master of non -figurative painting and landscape, laureate of the National Taras Shevchenko Prize. Author of unique painting painting. The artist twice set the world records of sales of works of contemporary Ukrainian art in international arthrinka. Medical Company Commander, Medical Service Captain Andriy Semiankov (Med Goblin).
For more than two years he has been involved in the leadership of stabilization points in Donetsk and Kharkiv region. Its unit combines advanced approaches to the evacuation of the wounded and providing qualified medical care to the soldiers directly at the front. Andriy Semiankov assisted almost 6,000 wounded soldiers. Entrepreneur and philanthropist, public figure, citizen of Canada of Ukrainian descent James Temrte.
After the start of the full -scale war, he financed the program for students and teachers from Ukraine in Toronto, supported the Foundation of Elena Zelenskaya in the assistance of the residents of the liberated territories, donated a million dollars to generators for Ukrainian hospitals. Singer, People's Artist of Ukraine, Hero of Ukraine Vasyl Zinkevich. His songs were included in the Golden Foundation for Ukrainian Music of the XX Century.
It was in the performance of the trio "Smerichka" consisting of Vasyl Zinkevich, Nazarii Yaremchuk and Vladimir Ivasyuk for the first time the legendary "Red Ruta" was performed. This year Vasyl Zinkevich celebrated the 80th anniversary. The National Legend of Ukraine was introduced in 2021.