Awards Presented on the Full-Scale Invasion Anniversary

On the eve and day of the fourth anniversary of the full-scale Russian Invasion, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented the nation’s highest state awards to Ukrainian soldiers, handed orders to the families of fallen heroes, presented battle flags, decorations “For Courage and Bravery,” and honorary ribbons to unit commanders.

Combat Units

• 144th Mechanized Brigade received its battle flag
• 412th Unmanned Systems Brigade received its battle flag
• 1121st Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Training Regiment received its battle flag
• 67th Mechanized Brigade received For Courage and Bravery award
• 47th Artillery Brigade received For Courage and Bravery award
• 11th Army Aviation Brigade received For Courage and Bravery award
• 4th Regiment of Key Facilities Protection of the National Guard received For Courage and Bravery award
• 127th Heavy Mechanized Brigade received honorary title “Kharkivska”
• 27th Regiment of the National Guard received honorary title “named after Prince Svyatoslav Yaroslavich”
• 36th Regiment of the National Guard received honorary title “Podilsky”
• 5th Assault Brigade received For Courage and Bravery award
• 23rd Mechanized Brigade received For Courage and Bravery award
• 115th Mechanized Brigade received For Courage and Bravery award

Commanders

• Colonel Oleksiy Morozov, the Head of the State Security Department, received rank of Brigadier General
• Colonel Ivan Rudnytsky, the Deputy Head of the State Security Service, received rank of Brigadier General
• Colonel Yaroslav Merezhka, the Deputy Head of the Security Service, received rank of Brigadier General
• Brigadier General Serhiy Dutsi, the First Deputy Head of the Department for the Protection of National Statehood of the Security Service, received rank of Major General
• Colonel Denis Prokopenko, the commander of the 1st Azov Corps, received rank of Brigadier General
• Brigadier General Oleksandr Pivnenko, the commander of the National Guard, received rank of Major General
• Colonel Vitaliy Skorbatyuk, the Chief of Staff of the Southern Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service, received rank Brigadier General
• Colonel Ruslan Shevchuk, the commander of 15th Army Corps, received rank Brigadier General
• Colonel Yaroslav Sydorov, the commander of 17th Army Corps, received rank Brigadier General
• Colonel Pavlo Palisa, Deputy Head of the Office of the President, received rank Brigadier General
• Brigadier Oleh Apostol, the Commander of the Airborne Assault Forces, received rank Major General