Minister of Defense Stepan Poltorak has limited the circle of persons who can be awarded with cold and firearms, active and retired servicemen and law enforcers.

"I took the initiative and signed an appropriate order to limit myself in the right to award honors" Firearms "and" Cold arms "of civilians," wrote Poltorak on his Facebook page.

"From now on, these differences can only be awarded to servicemen of the Armed Forces and other law enforcement agencies, as well as those who were dismissed or reserve with the right to wear military uniforms. According to the order, citizens of this category can be awarded with such awards only once, "the head of the Defense Ministry.

According to Poltorak, the relevant decision "will allow improving the regulatory framework on awards issues and determining a clear circle of persons who can be awarded this distinction".