We will definitely stand in this war and provide a decent life for Ukraine - the President during the delivery of the Order of the Golden Star and Crosses of Military merits

Our blue and yellow flag is stored on Ukrainian soil thanks to our every warrior, who protects positions, fights for himself, his brothers, his family and for all Ukraine-gets such a necessary result on the battlefield, ”the Head of State emphasized. The President also thanked the native Ukrainian defenders for their strength and endurance. “We will definitely stand in this war. We will definitely provide a decent life for Ukraine.

And we will definitely attract Russia to everything she did, ”said Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The attendees paid a moment of silence to the memory of all defenders and defenders who gave their lives for the sake of Ukraine. The Head of State passed on to the native Heroes of Ukraine the Order of the Golden Star. This title was posthumously awarded: junior sergeant Yuriy Gaponenko.

In 2022 he participated in the liberation of settlements of Kyiv and Kherson region, then in the defense of Bakhmut, Kurdyumivka and Soledar in Donetsk region. Thanks to his intelligence, three enemy T-72, two BMP-2, three BTR-80 and more than 50 invaders were destroyed. In February 2023 he was seriously injured as a result of mortar shelling, from which he died in the hospital. Junior Sergeant Julian Matviychuk.

Since September 2022 he has completed the state border cover in Kharkiv, Sumy and Donetsk region. Thanks to the effective command of the UAV crew, plans for storms of Ukrainian positions were disrupted. In May 2023, he was seriously injured near Marinka during a hostile shelling, from which he died in hospital a few days. Lieutenant Colonel Yuri Timus.

In February-March 2022, the senior navigator-flight made 28 combat departments, destroyed or struck three tanks, four BMPs, seven army and up to one hundred invaders. He supplied ammunition and medicine and evacuated the seriously wounded from Azovstal. Contributed to the destruction of the enemy camp, which was preparing for the assault. Under difficult conditions, he organized a safe landing and take -off of the group.

But his helicopter, due to intense fire, was struck by a rocket, which is why the crew was killed. Junior Sergeant Denis Dorofeev. In March 2022, the anti-tank minefield, which installed its engineering-sapper group in Zaporozhye, did not allow the occupiers to break through. From July 2023 he performed combat missions in the Donetsk region without loss of personnel and equipment.

Last January in the area of ​​Konstantinovka, he installed an anti-tank mine that was detonated from the defeat of the FPV-Drone. Denis Dorofeev was killed in incompatible wounds. Senior Soldier Ruslan Piskov. From the first hours of a full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation voluntarily joined the Armed Forces. In May 2022, Troy fought in Kharkiv region, at the end of the year he participated in battles in Bigorivka in Luhansk region.

In April 2023, in Donetsk, he skillfully organized a defense of positions during a night battle, but died from a ball wound in the head. Soldier Andrei Chertda. As a machine gunner of the shooting department, in May 2023, he participated in the assault of Ukrainian positions in Luhansk region. Defenders of Ukraine fought with the pre -emptive forces of the enemy, which numbered 80 people. Our warriors did not allow the invaders to move deep into the positions, but in the battle Andrei Cherty died.

  Senior Lieutenant Andrey Fedosov. He performed combat missions for intelligence, restraint attacks and detention of corrections. On June 30, 2022, Ukrainian soldiers were ambushed in the Privil in Luhansk region when they tried to knock out Russian invaders from the city. Andriy Fedosov assisted the four wounded brothers and evacuated them, but suffered incompatible with the life of wounds. Senior Lieutenant Ruslan Danko.

On the outskirts of Malinkivka in Zaporozhye he evacuated from the "gray" area of ​​the body of the dead defenders, as well as together with the advanced group of SCO caused a fire damage. During the cover of the advanced assault group, the Russian machine gun and infantry compartment supplied. But as a result of the FPV attack, Dron-Kamikadze got incompatible with his life. Soldier Arthur Stankus.

In the Luhansk region, the unit under his command reflected the storms of the pre -emptive forces of the enemy. He was seriously injured, but further tasked, assisted others, covered the wounded. He held a position that Russian invaders could not take control and move on. After the reinforcement, Arthur, Stokus managed the evacuation of the wounded and died as a result of shelling.   Junior Sergeant Maxim Piatsky.

In 2022, together with the unit for more than 40 days, he kept defense of positions in Kamianka in Kharkiv and repeatedly destroyed the enemy's equipment. His calculation of the Stugna-P PTRC eliminated two tanks moving from Izium, which forced the invaders to retreat. Maxim Pyasetsky died as a result of artillery shelling while restraining another attack.   Junior Sergeant Alexander Tsebriy. In the battles in Donetsk, he destroyed almost 30 invaders and seized the enemy BMP.

During the assault, he was injured but continued to hold her position. Despite the shelling, he evacuated three wounded brothers. Last year, he headed the assault group on July 24. The invaders suffered losses and were forced to retreat. Alexander Tsebriy evacuated the wounded warrior, but during the further completion of the task was killed.   Junior Sergeant Oleg Andriychuk. He defended Ukraine in the area of ​​Toretsk and Bakhmut.

In April 2023, he actively participated in planning and preparation for assault and defensive actions near chrome. Despite the wound, he gave up evacuation, gave the command to evacuate the most severely wounded and continued to manage the defense before the arrival of the rotation group. Oleg Andriychuk died at the stabbon.   Sergeant Dmitry Shevchenko. Last year, in May near the time ravine, he pulled an armored car that disrupted the enemy's offensive actions.

He blocked a group of Russian paratroopers, eliminated two and wounded seven. On May 29, the unit under his command destroyed four units of military equipment and a considerable number of invaders. When the warriors move to the evacuation site, the enemy struck them with FPV-Drons. Dmitry Shevchenko, covering his brothers, suffered incompatible with the life of injuries. Soldier Nikita Kolesnik (NSU).

In January 2023, he destroyed about 20 invaders in Bakhmut during an enemy offensive on the Guards stronghold. Later, he eliminated another 11 invaders, shot one APC and destroyed one more. Subsequently, during the battle near the position of Nikita Kolesnik, a grenade exploded, which resulted in a bad injury.   Junior Lieutenant Andrew Syadristy (NSU). In the Zaporizhzhya direction in July 2023, by order, the combat calculation stopped the advance of the enemy and destroyed the APC and two BMPs.

Then the junior lieutenant personally eliminated six invaders. Near the robot, Andrey Syadristy was the first to open fire on the prevailing forces of the enemy and destroyed four occupiers and a light armored car of the Tiger type. Major Andriy Gutsal (SPSU). Last year, on February 25, during the assault, he managed the evacuation of the wounded under the enemy fire, helping the defenders to repel the attack. After injuring, he refused to leave the position and returned to complete the evacuation.

During his departure, he came under fire and was seriously injured. When the BMP was heading to the stabbook, she got a rocket, causing everyone who was inside.   Lieutenant Igor Field (DPSU). In May 2024, his intelligence group took one of the leading positions in Vovchansk and stopped the promotion of the invaders. This made it possible to carry out the operational surroundings of the group at one of the factories.

In June, he personally destroyed two occupiers in a hostile trenches and wounded two more, captured one and held his position. Igor Field died on October 23, performing a combat mission in the Kursk region.   Senior Lieutenant Ivan Ulezko (SBU). In the Bakhmut area, the sniper couples personally destroyed four invaders and wounded three more.

In Kharkiv region as a sniper and a pilot of the UAV participated in the conduct of air intelligence and combat work of crews Dronov-Kamikadze on infantry: eliminated 9 invaders and 11 wounded. Last November, during the neutralization of the enemy DRG, his tactical group was ambushed. Ivan Ulyzko ensured his subordinates, but killed himself as a result of the wound. The President presented the Hero of Ukraine to the Golden Star soldiers.

The highest state award is awarded: junior sergeant Bogdan Masko. During the fighting in Kherson region he suffered war injuries, but continued to perform the task. In Donetsk he conducted aerotevic and corrected artillery and mortar fire. During one of the fights, he assisted the wounded brother and helped transport him to the evacuation point. In 2024-2025, he destroyed almost 50 invaders with the help of drones. Soldier Vitaliy Shuba. Protects Ukraine in Zaporozhye and Donetsk region.

As part of the assault group, and subsequently at her head participated in the reflection and defense of the strongholds. He repeatedly corrected the fire of artillery. For seven days, he destroyed ten invaders and three BMP units, when the enemy could not be replaced due to complete fire control. In total, 90 invaders, 12 BMPs and a T-72 tank were destroyed thanks to his actions.   Soldier Vladislav Stepanchuk (DPSU). In July 2023 he joined the National Academy of SPSU.

Bohdan Khmelnitsky, and in April 2024, at his own request, he joined the newly created fire support department. That same month, during the shelling, an 18-year-old soldier saved a 105-mm gun. In Kurshchyna, together with his calculation, he brought to the spare firing positions of soldiers of related units who lost their connection. In total, 21 defenders rescued, two of whom were injured.   Volodymyr Zelensky also presented the soldiers "Crosses of Military Merit".

The honors were given: Junior Lieutenant Valentin Roman. He performed combat missions in Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson and Luhansk regions. He managed the assaults and measures of defense of positions and strengthening the front. Last October, during the duty, he kept the observation post himself and repulsed the enemy. Valentin Roman I of the Group I under his leadership destroyed more than 170 invaders, as well as BMP, MT-LB, tanks.   Captain Vladislav Bondarenko.

He gathered the assault detachment and repelled two lost positions. In the future, he was seriously injured in circular defense, but continued to manage the fight. After two days, the communication with the group disappeared. The captain, who was unconscious, managed to find and evacuate to the nearest position, but the soldiers were noticed by the invaders. In order to prevent the breakthrough, Vladislav Bondarenko caused fire on himself. On the fifth day, it was eventually sent to the stabbon.

    Lieutenant Colonel Andriy Goryan. He managed the units of the airmobile battalion and planning of assault actions in the Kursk region. He provided timely exit of the unit to certain boundaries, gave instructions to the assault units for reflection of new positions, managed the battle and correctly coordinated the task for assault groups.   Junior Sergeant Alexander Vlasov. In August 2024, in Kurshchyna, he displayed groups from the shelling and coordinated the evacuation of the wounded.

Thanks to this managed to save the lives of 17 soldiers. In October, in difficult conditions, he responded promptly to a change in the combat situation, planned and cleaned the enemy, destroying 16 invaders.   Senior Soldier Yuri Gritsen. Thanks to it, full control of the village of Plohovo in Kurshchyna was restored. He headed the unit, personally destroyed three Russian military and saved his lives with five wounded brothers.

In the village of Pogrek, he destroyed nine opponents and removed radio stations, which made it possible to return the lost positions and stop the enemy's advancement. In December, Yuri Gritsen lost his hand as a result of his injury.   Colonel Maxim Lanovy. Deputy Head of the National Academy of Land Forces. Hetman P. Sahaidachny. Last year, in September in the area of ​​Coal, Konstantinovka and acute perpetrator in the strips of responsibility of three brigades.

In total, under his command, the brigade units destroyed 30 guns, 33 mortars, 4 SAUs, 17 tanks, 106 BBM, eliminated 428 invaders and almost a thousand wounded.   Captain Igor Sudomiy. Near Gostomel, he did not admit Ukrainian positions with enemy DRG, destroying three invaders and injuring four more. In Luhansk region, his assault group attacked enemy positions and destroyed 10 invaders and two enemy BMPs.