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Cross Of Military Merit (Ukraine)
The Cross of Military Merit (Ukrainian: Хрест бойових заслуг, ''Khrest boiovykh zasluh'' – literally: 'Cross of merits in combat') is a state award of Ukraine, a distinction of the President of Ukraine established to recognize servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations formed in accordance with the laws of Ukraine for outstanding personal bravery and courage or an outstanding heroic act during a combat mission in conditions of danger to life and direct contact with the enemy; outstanding success in commanding troops (forces) during military (combat) operations. The author of the award design is Oleksandr Liezhniev. Award history The design of the award is based on the historical Cross of Combat Merit of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council, but the ribbon has the colors of the modern Ukrainian flag, not the UPA flag, and the swords are pointed upwards as a sign of victory. The UPA awards were i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero Of Ukraine
Hero of Ukraine (HOU; uk, Герой України, ''Heroi Ukrainy'') is the highest national title that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the President of Ukraine. The title was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma and as of 11 December 2022 the total number of awards is 687; some decrees on the assignment of the title Hero of Ukraine were not published. The title is granted to two different order recipients: the civilian Order of the State, and the military Order of the Gold Star. The first foreigner awarded the award was Belarusian Mykhailo Zhyznevskyi in June 2017.Belarusian Killed On Kyiv's Maidan Honored As Hero Of Ukraine [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Liberty (Ukraine)
The Order of Liberty ( uk, орден Свободи) is an honour of Ukraine. The Order was instituted on April 10, 2008, by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to honour special merits of citizens for strengthening the sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, consolidating Ukrainian society, developing democracy, advancing socio-economic and political reforms, and advocating the constitutional rights and liberties of man and citizen. History of the award On August 18, 2005, President Viktor Yushchenko issued decree No. 1177/2005 which supported the proposal of the Commission on State Awards and Heraldry to establish the Order of Freedom to celebrate the special merits of citizens in establishing Ukraine's sovereignty and independence and developing democracy; the establishment of the medal "For Saved Lives" was also supported. The Commission on State Awards and Heraldry was instructed to hold an all-Ukrainian competition to develop designs for the Order of Freedom and the Medal f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UKR Combat Merits Cross (2022) BAR
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Ukr, ukr, or UKR may be: *ukr, ISO 639-2 code for the Ukrainian language *UKR, country code for Ukraine for several types of country codes *UKR, IATA code for Mukeiras Airport See also *.укр The domain name .укр ( romanized as ''.ukr''; abbreviation of uk, Україна, tr. ''Ukrayina'') is an approved internationalized country code top-level domain (IDN ccTLD) for Ukraine. It is a common abbreviation used in Ukraine, as in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandr Liezhniev
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/ Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross Of Combat Merit
The Cross of Combat Merit ( uk, Хрест Заслуги) was the highest award of Ukrainian Insurgent Army. It awarded for distinguished services to the state and people of the Ukrainian army. The Order was instituted on January 27, 1944 by the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council (''UHVR'') was an umbrella organization that combined various Ukrainian nationalists and anti-Soviet partisans until the early 1950s. The council was formed in July 1944. ''UHVR'' united Organization of Ukrain ... leaders, Roman Shukhevych and Dmytro Hrytsai. The Order is awarded in five (golden, silver and bronze) grades and had a red ribbon with a black stripe. Description References *Сергій Музичук, Ігор Марчук Українська Повстанча Армія. — Рівне: Бібліотека журналу «Однострій», 2006. — С. 35–46. — 56 с. — (Українські військові формуванн� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Insurgent Army
The Ukrainian Insurgent Army ( uk, Українська повстанська армія, УПА, translit=Ukrayins'ka povstans'ka armiia, abbreviated UPA) was a Ukrainian nationalist paramilitary and later partisan formation. During World War II, it was engaged in guerrilla warfare against the Soviet Union, the Polish Underground State, Communist Poland, and Nazi Germany. It was established by the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. The insurgent army arose out of separate militant formations of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists— Bandera faction (the OUN-B), other militant national-patriotic formations, some former defectors of the Ukrainian Auxiliary Police, mobilization of local populations and others.Vedeneyev, D. Military Field Gendarmerie – special body of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army'. "Voyenna Istoriya" magazine. 2002. The political leadership of the army belonged to the OUN-B. It was the primary perpetrator of the ethnic cleansing of Poles in V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council
Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council (''UHVR'') was an umbrella organization that combined various Ukrainian nationalists and anti-Soviet partisans until the early 1950s. The council was formed in July 1944. ''UHVR'' united Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (''OUN'') and Ukrainian Insurgent Army (''UPA''). Not all members of the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council were simultaneously (or previously) members of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. After the end of the Second World War, the council co-ordinated resistance efforts in Soviet Ukraine. It also organised the boycott of the Soviet-sponsored elections in 1946. After the killing of Roman Shukhevych in 1950 by Soviet NKVD forces during battle, most members of the council were arrested, and the council ceased to exist. Members of ''UHVR'' abroad headed by Ivan Hrynokh formed External Representation group of the council (''ZP UHVR''), which popularised the efforts of the Ukrainian dissident movement in the West. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nil Khasevych
Nil Antonovych Khasevych ( uk, Ніл Антонович Хасе́вич, , in village, Kostopil Raion, Rivne Oblast — , in village, Rivne Raion, Rivne Oblast) was a Ukrainian painter, graphic artist, active public and political figure, member of the OUN and the UHVR. He was also a knight of the Silver Cross of Merit and the . His pseudonyms are Bey-Zot, Levko, Rybalka, 333, Staryi, and Dzhmil. Biography Childhood and youth Nil Khasevych was born November 25 ( November 12 Old Style) 1905 in the village in Volhynia, now Kostopil Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine, in a family of Psalomnyk Anton Ivanovych Khasevych and his wife Theodotia Oleksiivna. The village, according to the old administrative divisions, was , Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire. His brothers Anatoly and Fedir also become priests. Nil also studied at seminary. Besides his talent for drawing, Khasevych also had a good voice. In 1918, returning from Rivne, at the Derazhniansky railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy, ; russian: Владимир Александрович Зеленский, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelenskyy, (born 25 January 1978; also transliterated as Zelensky or Zelenskiy) is a Ukrainian politician and former comedian and actor who has served as the sixth and current president of Ukraine since 2019. Born to a History of the Jews in Ukraine, Ukrainian Jewish family, Zelenskyy grew up as a native Russian language in Ukraine, Russian speaker in Kryvyi Rih, a major city of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine. Prior to his acting career, he obtained a degree in law from the Kyiv National Economic University. He then pursued a career in comedy and created the production company Kvartal 95, which produced films, cartoons, and TV shows including the TV series ''Servant of the People (TV series), Servant of the People'', in which Zelenskyy played the role of the Ukrainian president. The series aired from 2015 to 2019 and was immensely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerii Zaluzhnyi
Valerii Fedorovych Zaluzhnyi ( uk, Вале́рій Фе́дорович Залу́жний; born 8 July 1973) is a Ukrainian Four-star rank, four-star General officer, general who has served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 27 July 2021. He is also concurrently a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. Zaluzhnyi was the Commander of the Operational Command North, North Operational Command (2019–2021), Chief of the Joint Operational Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine — First Deputy Commander of the Joint Forces (2018), Chief of Staff – First Deputy Commander of the Operational Command West, West Operational Command (2017), Commander of the 51st Guards Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine), 51st Guards Mechanized Brigade (2009–2012). Zaluzhnyi was named by ''Time (magazine), Time'' as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022. He has received praise for hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavlo Cherniavskyi
Pavlo Olehovych Cherniavskyi () is a Ukrainian soldier, a captain of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Biography Commander of the Himars battery.Зеленський передав командиру HIMARS медаль-відповідь від Байдена Новинарня, 28.12.2022. On 20 December 2022, an Armed Forces captain and Himars battery commander named Pavlo in handed over his award, the |
