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“Cross of Military Merit” signed by Volodymyr Taran
Volodymyr Taran – designer
The Presidential Award “Cross of Military Merit” was
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 the management of troops (forces) during military
(combat) operations (Decree of the President of Ukraine V. Zelenskyy of 5 May
2022, No. 314/2022).
The highest military award of the UPA and UGVR, the
Cross of Combat Merit, designed by the famous Ukrainian artist Nil Khasevych,
served as a model for the design of the insignia.
The Cross of Military Merit is made of silver with gilding
and looks like a straight equilateral cross with the image of the Sign of the
Princely State of Volodymyr the Great in the centre.
These people were among the first to be awarded combat
honors: General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of
Ukraine, Captain Vladyslav Kaliyevskyi, Sergeant Daria Mazurenko, Lieutenant
General Yevhen Moysiuk, and Colonel Oleksandr Okhrimenko.
The design of the Cross of Military Merit was created
by Oleksandr Lezhnev. Design of the postal issue is by Volodymyr Taran.
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