Over 2,000 servicemen get awards on occasion of Day of Defender of Ukraine
Ukrainian
servicemen got awards from President of Ukraine, Minister of Defence of Ukraine and Chief of General Staff
of Ukraine on the occasion of the Day of Defender
of Ukraine
Totally,
445 servicemen got awards, certificates and bonuses from Minister of Defence of Ukraine.
Since the
beginning of 2015, 5,871 defenders of Ukraine have been awarded for
their courage and heroism with state awards, almost 3,500 have got awards
of the Ministry of Defence, and about 100
servicemen have received bonuses from the Minister of Defence
of Ukraine.
“The
minimum we can do is to thank for self-devotion of every serviceman
defending our land depriving himself of his usual life to ensure the
Ukrainians live under the peaceful sky,” the Minister stressed. “On the
occasion of the Day of Defender of Ukraine we should
remember everyone who defended and defends us from the Russian aggression.
Thank you, our defenders!”