Zelenskyy presents highest state awards to military personnel and families of Ukrainian Heroes. PHOTOS

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented the highest state awards to soldiers and handed over the "Gold Star" orders to the families of fallen Heroes who were posthumously awarded the title.

This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the presidential press service.

The head of state noted that since the full-scale war began, over 113,000 Ukrainian defenders from various branches of the Security and Defense Forces have been awarded orders and medals.

Zelenskyy presented the "Gold Star" orders to the families of fallen Heroes of Ukraine. Those posthumously awarded include:

Captain Andrii Antykhovych
Sergeant Yurii Balanchuk
Sergeant Pavlo Baltian
Junior Sergeant Serhii Voloshchuk
Junior Sergeant Roman Holub
Senior Soldier Yevhen Horin
Junior Sergeant Oleksii Dziubka
Sergeant Hennadii Kernychnyi
Lieutenant Colonel Denys Kyryliuk
Junior Sergeant Andrii Kolodiaznyi
Sergeant Major Yevhenii Lemeshenko
Sergeant Andrii Liniichuk
Sergeant Leonid Khelemskyi

The President also awarded the "Gold Star" order to Hero of Ukraine Chief Sergeant Andrii Orlivskyi.

In addition, the Head of State awarded ten defenders with the Cross of Military Merit. The award was given to:

Lieutenant Colonel Yaroslav Burkovskyi
Seaman Yurii Vizinskyi
Senior Lieutenant Dmytro Zhukov
Major Serhii Zavalii
Soldier Andrii Zahainyi
The commander of the 46th Separate Airmobile Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Dmytro Kapitula
Colonel Eduard Kolodiy, commander of the 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade
Captain Yevhen Korzhyk
Senior soldier Rodion Marynskyi
Staff Sergeant Viacheslav Savchenko