The Armed Forces Land Forces are the support of our defense and the movement of the army before the liberation of Ukrainian land - the President during the delivery of state awards
The Head of State congratulated the defenders on the Day of the Land Forces: "It is a professional holiday of those soldiers whose shoulders are the support of our defense and whose movement is the movement of our army to liberate our land. " The President also greeted the warriors who are now serving on the front line.
"Soldiers, officers, commander of the Land Forces Alexander Syrsky, all mechanized and tank troops, missile troops and artillery, army aviation and air defense, units of rear and technical support, special troops are thousands of fighters who do not give Ukraine every day and every night. but not to conquer the Ukrainians, ”he stressed. Volodymyr Zelensky noted that the soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces demonstrated their efficiency and extreme stability since 2014.
And hundreds of cities and villages of Ukraine were liberated precisely thanks to superstitles. "We must remember that every achievement of our defense forces is the life of heroes who have been devoted to independence," the head of state said. The participants of the ceremony paid a moment of silence to the memory of the fallen soldiers.
In the presence of the head of the office of President Andriy Yermak, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov, Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov, commander -in -chief Valery Zaluzhny Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented state awards. He emphasized that for him the highest honor is to celebrate the awards of the Ukrainian military and to pass on the honored orders to the natively fallen defenders.
“None of us are given to know how many such ceremonies will happen before we reach the main, desired ceremony, which millions of Ukrainians are waiting for. But the Ukrainian victory will be. We will note her. I ask all of you: in the thoughts of our victory, in anticipation of our victory, in the future celebration of our victory and after our victory, please always keep one feeling of gratitude - a sense of gratitude to the soldiers who choose a victory for Ukraine.
And a sense of gratitude to the families of our soldiers who gave the Ukrainian people such heroic people, ”the President said. The head of state presented the Order of the Golden Star to the master-state-assignee Dmitry Bublik. He distinguished himself with skillful actions during the defense of Luhansk region from the first day of a full -scale invasion of Russia until the end of April.
During the fighting, a considerable number of personnel and equipment of the enemy was destroyed by his mouth. Dmitry Bublik constantly shows courage and courage, continued to perform tasks despite health problems and contusion. The Order of Volodymyr Zelensky also received the Hero of Ukraine, junior sergeant Igor Levchenko, who has been involved in the reconciliation of armed aggression of the Russian Federation since the beginning of March.
In June, during a battle with the invaders in Kharkiv region, he skillfully managed the actions of the tank crew, constantly had a fire influence on the enemy, even when the chassis of his tank was affected. Opening the hatch, with the help of a machine gun, the junior sergeant forced the enemy infantry group, after which he was able to bring the tank to an intermediate border, save the crew and the car itself.
The President handed over Major Andrei Verkhogda's "Golden Star", who was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine posthumously. From the beginning of a full -scale war with the Russian aggressor Andriy Verkhoglya personally organized a defense near the village of Gogol in the Kyiv region, which the enemy could not overcome and was forced to retreat. In March he managed defensive battles near the village of Rusanov.
He showed extraordinary thinking during the destruction of enemy technology, skillfully used the latest technologies and modern methods of war. Thanks to his actions, many armored vehicles and personnel of the enemy were destroyed, and the promotion of the enemy's troops in the direction of Kiev was stopped. On June 22, Major personally led a consolidated assault group to restore the lost positions near the village of Vershina, Bakhmut district in Donetsk region.
During the battle he seized a radio station of the Wagner PEC. Under his leadership, an enemy was destroyed in positions and restored the front edge of the defense. Returning to the command and surrounding point to transfer a captured radio station and a wounded serviceman, Andriy Verkhogda got into an ambush of the enemy. Killed in battle from a ball wound. The "Golden Star" from the hands of the head of state received the son of the commander of the helicopter squadron of Colonel Oleg Hegechry.
From February 24 to March 8, he was one of the first among the Aviation Air Forces pilots to carry out combat missions with a full -scale Russian invasion in the territory of Kyiv, Chernihiv regions and the city of Kyiv, and made more than ten combat departments. In particular, on February 24, Oleg Hegechhori performed four combat departments for the destruction of enemy forces at the Gostomel airfield.
In early March he carried out aviation support for troops in the Brovary region of Kyiv region. After the strike on the enemy, the colonel's group was fired at the enemy's air defense, which was lost three screws, including Mi-8, which was run by Oleg Hegechori. Its helicopter fell on the outskirts of the village of Bervitsa on the border of the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, the crew was killed.
The President also gave the "golden star" to his wife and children the Hero of Ukraine, the senior pilot of the army aviation, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Marynyak, who, from February 24 to March 8, one of the first pilots from the operational reserve returned to his system and performed combat missions. In March, he repeatedly carried out combat departments in the Kyiv region to destroy enemy columns, as well as pontoon crossing on the Teteriv River.
As a result of his actions, the enemy caused significant losses in live strength and armored equipment. In early March, his aviation group fired at the enemy's enemy. The Mi-24 helicopter under the direction of Alexander Marinyak suffered significant damage and fell near the village of Kulazhinka, Kyiv region, the crew was killed. The Order of Hero of Ukraine, Head of Security Service of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Grigoriev also received the Order.
On the morning of February 24, 2022, during a rocket attack by the Russian Federation forces of the Brody airfield, thanks to his professionalism, determination and skillful management, the air echelon in six helicopters in difficult conditions successfully came out of the blow without loss.
On the same day, the heggy group under the personal leadership of the lieutenant colonel successfully completed the task of landing and caused a fire blow to the live force and technique of the enemy at the Gostomel airfield. On February 28, during the combat mission, the helicopter of Alexander Grigoriev was struck by the enemy air defense in the area of Kopyliv settlement in the Kyiv region, the lieutenant colonel and his crew were killed.
The head of state presented the Order of the Golden Star to his native Lieutenant Vladislav Ukrainian. On February 24, the unit under his command was reflected by the Antonov Bridge near the village of Radensk, Kherson region. Two units of enemy military equipment were destroyed together with personnel. During the release of the battalion, the lieutenant made a breakthrough from his subordinates.
Vladislav Ukrainian decided to secure and occupy defense in order to ensure the passage of the battalion column. Destroyed about 50 enemies. Rescuing his brothers' lives, he came under machine gun shelling, suffered incompatible with the life of wounds. In addition, the Head of State presented the President of Ukraine "Cross of Combat Merit".
In particular, she was awarded Major Oleksandr Vlasyuk, who since June performs combat missions to reflect the Russian invasion and commands a self -propelled artillery battery. From June to October, the battery under his leadership only, according to confirmed data, caused fire damage to nine places of accumulation of enemy forces.
Also in early September near the settlement of Yaidyne, Donetsk region, thanks to a timely major decision in the conditions of full light massage, two platoons came out of hostile shelling without loss of personnel and equipment. Helicopter commander of Lieutenant Colonel Taras Gnylytsky, who performs combat missions for the protection of Ukraine since the beginning of full -scale aggression of the Russian Federation, was also award.
Taras Gnylytsky made combat missions to the task of aviation strikes in the areas of concentration of the enemy, which resulted in the destruction of a considerable amount of equipment and the living power of the invaders. The "Cross of Merit" from the hands of Vladimir Zelensky was also received by Captain Vasyl Katerynchyk, who since the beginning of armed aggression, Russia has headed a reconnaissance detachment on the approaches to Chernihiv.
His detachment performed combat missions in a significant separation from the main battalion forces. Thanks to the skillful and decisive actions of Vasyl Katerynchyk, it was possible to identify about 20 enemy equipment, a large number of artillery calculations, the location of the enemy whose coordinates were transferred to the headquarters. Thanks to this fire, Ukrainian artillery destroyed a large number of equipment and personnel of the enemy.
The major also conducted intelligence in the Lisichansky oil refinery and participated in the evacuation of the wounded. He managed the actions of two intelligence groups during the storming of the enemy's positions in the Bakhmut district in Donetsk region, resulting in capturing two enemy positions. Colonel Mikhail Sidorenko, who has commanded the 10th separate mountain and assault brigade, has also been noted.