President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky awarded the title Hero of Ukraine to a teacher at the Odessa College of Economics, as well as to the commander of a squad of rescuers who died during a fire in the building of an educational institution, saving students.

The corresponding Decree of the head of state No. 20/2020 was published on January 28 on the official website of the President.

In particular, the title Hero of Ukraine with the award of the Golden Star Order (posthumously) was awarded to Anna Leonidovna Bortyuk, a teacher of higher mathematics and information disciplines.

Also, the title of Hero of Ukraine with the award of the Order of the Golden Star (posthumously) was awarded by the president to Shatokhin Sergey Nikolaevich, the commander of the department of the state fire and rescue unit of the Main Directorate of the State Emergencies Service of Ukraine in Odessa Region, the ensign of the Civil Protection Service.

The decree says that the dead were awarded "

In the trend, Occupants are increasing the number of DRGs in the Donbass: what Ukrainian intelligence revealed The fire in the building of the Odessa College of Economics, Law and Hotel and Restaurant Business took place on December 4. 16 people became victims of fire - two of them died in the hospital, 14 more bodies were found at the scene of the tragedy.

The police considered three versions of the fire:

fire due to a fault in the wiring, intentional arson and careless handling of fire.

According to the conclusion of the government commission, the fire occurred due to the ignition of household electrical equipment on the third floor of the building.

We also reported that the Kiev District Court sent the director of the burnt college of economics, law and the hotel and restaurant business Lyubov Kochergu to house arrest for 60 days. It is reported today.. ua.