President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny with the Combat Merit Cross. In addition to him, four more military men were awarded a similar state award..

In the evening video message, the President noted the courage, wisdom and determination of the Ukrainian military and stressed that it was thanks to them that the state gave a worthy rebuff to the Russian Federation..

“On the occasion of the Day of the Infantry, the professional holiday of the soldiers of Ukraine, who are the foundation of the army, in the morning I met with our military. Thanks for the service. presented awards. Including our new - combat - difference. You know that in our country during the time of independence there were no military insignia. And today I had the honor to finally present just such a distinction.. War Merit Cross. And the first person I decided to present this Cross to was General Valery Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. For courage, for wisdom, for organizing an effective rebuff to the Russian invasion. I am sure that the Russian army will not forget such a rebuff for a long time,” the President of Ukraine said..

In addition to the Zaluzhny Cross of Combat Merit, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General Yevgeny Moysyuk, combat medic of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, Sergeant Daria Mazurenko, commander of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade, Colonel Alexander Okhrimenko, and Deputy Commander of the Mechanized Battalion of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, Captain.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy also announced the establishment of a special collective insignia "

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Earlier, the President announced the condition that Russia must fulfill in order to resume a full-fledged negotiation process..

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