Orders, decorations, and medals of Ukraine

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Awards and decorations of Ukraine are medals and orders granted by the President of Ukraine for meritorious achievements in national defense, state improvement, and the development of democracy and human rights. Awards may also be issued to military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and worn in conjunction with awards and decorations of the Ukrainian military.

The following is a selection of civilian awards which are presently issued by the Ukrainian government.

All recipients qualify for the special merits status for Ukraine.

## Titles[edit]

### Highest distinction[edit]

Ribbon | Name (English/Ukrainian)  | Date of creation
Date of approval | Award Criteria

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| Hero of Ukraine
Герой України | 1998  | Highest national title that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the President of Ukraine. The title is supported by two orders: one for heroism and the other for achievement in labor.

### Honorary title[edit]

See also: Honorary titles of Ukraine

Ribbon | Name (English/Ukrainian)  | Date of creation
Date of approval | Award Criteria

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| People's Artist of Ukraine
Народний артист України | 1922  | Special title to performing artists for outstanding performing mastery, creating of highly artistic images, plays, featured films that earned international recognition, for special merits in development of national cultural and artistic heritage
| People's Architect of Ukraine
Народний архітектор України |  | Special title to architects and architect restoration specialists for outstanding merits in development of architecture and urban planning
| People's Teacher of Ukraine
Народний вчитель України | 2006  | Special title to teachers, instructors and other pedagogic workers of educational institutions in a system of general secondary education of all types for outstanding achievements in teaching and raising of pupils and students
| People's Painter of Ukraine
Народний художник України | 1934  | Special title to workers of visual, monumental and decorative arts for creation of highly artistic works in the field of painting, graphic, sculptural, decorative and applied arts that achieved a wide national and international recognition
| Merited Performing Artist of Ukraine
Заслужений артист України | 1922  | Special title to performing artists for outstanding achievement in the performing arts
| Mother-Heroine
Мати-героїня | 2004  | Special title to women who given birth and raised five children, including fostered children, to the age of 8.

## Orders[edit]

Ribbon | Name (English/Ukrainian)  | Date of creation
Date of approval | Award Criteria

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| Order of State / Order of Gold Star
Орден Держави / Орден Золотої Зірки | 1998  | Highest national award to citizens for accomplishing a remarkable work achievement / for accomplishing a remarkable heroic act. It is awarded along with the Hero of Ukraine title.

| Order of Liberty
Орден Свободи | 2008  | Special merits of citizens for strengthening the Sovereignty and Independence of Ukraine, consolidating Ukrainian society, developing Democracy, advancing socio-economic and political reforms, and advocating the Constitutional Rights and Liberties of Man and Citizen.

| Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
1st Class
Орден князя Ярослава Мудрого
I ступеня  | 1995  | Distinguished services.

| Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
2nd Class
Орден князя Ярослава Мудрого
II ступеня  | 1995  | Distinguished services.

| Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
3rd Class
Орден князя Ярослава Мудрого
III ступеня  | 1995  | Distinguished services.

| Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
4th Class
Орден князя Ярослава Мудрого
IV ступеня  | 1995  | Distinguished services.

| Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
5th Class
Орден князя Ярослава Мудрого
V ступеня  | 1995  | Distinguished services.

| Order of Merit
1st Class
Орден «За заслуги»
I ступеня  | 1996  | Outstanding achievements in economics, science, culture, military or political spheres of activity.

| Order of Merit
2nd Class
Орден «За заслуги»
II ступеня  | 1996  | Outstanding achievements in economics, science, culture, military or political spheres of activity.

| Order of Merit
3rd Class
Орден «За заслуги»
III ступеня  | 1996  | Outstanding achievements in economics, science, culture, military or political spheres of activity.

| Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky
1st Class
Орден Богдана Хмельницького
I ступеня  | 1995  | Military award

| Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky
2nd Class
Орден Богдана Хмельницького
II ступеня  | 1995  | Military award

| Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky
3rd Class
Орден Богдана Хмельницького
III ступеня  | 1995  | Military award

| Order of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes
Орден Героїв Небесної Сотні | 2014  | Civil courage, patriotism and the defense of the constitutional principles of democracy.

| Order For Courage
1st Class
Орден «За мужність»
I ступеня  | 1996  | Individual courage and heroism while rescuing people.

| Order For Courage
2nd Class
Орден «За мужність»
II ступеня  | 1996  | Individual courage and heroism while rescuing people.

| Order For Courage
3rd Class
Орден «За мужність»
III ступеня  | 1996  | Individual courage and heroism while rescuing people.

| Order of Princess Olga
1st Class
Орден княгині Ольги
I ступеня  | 1997  | Personal merits of women in state, scientific, educational, cultural and other social areas.

| Order of Princess Olga
2nd Class
Орден княгині Ольги
II ступеня  | 1997  | Personal merits of women in state, scientific, educational, cultural and other social areas.

| Order of Princess Olga
3rd Class
Орден княгині Ольги
III ступеня  | 1997  | Personal merits of women in state, scientific, educational, cultural and other social areas.

| Order of Danylo Halytsky
Орден Данила Галицького | 2003  | Military men of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations.
| Order For Brave Miners' Work
1st Class
Орден «За доблесну шахтарську працю»
I ступеня  | 2008  | Workers of mine building enterprises.
| Order For Brave Miners' Work
2nd Class
Орден «За доблесну шахтарську працю»
II ступеня  | 2008  | Workers of mine building enterprises.

| Order For Brave Miners' Work
3rd Class
Орден «За доблесну шахтарську працю»
III ступеня  | 2008  | Workers of mine building enterprises.

## Medals[edit]

Ribbon | Name (English/Ukrainian)  | Date of creation
Date of approval | Award Criteria

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| Medal For Military Service to Ukraine
Медаль «За військову службу Україні» | 1996  | Military men of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations.

| Medal For Irreproachable Service
1st Class
Медаль «За бездоганну службу»
I ступеня  | 1996  | Military men of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations.

| Medal For Irreproachable Service
2nd Class
Медаль «За бездоганну службу»
II ступеня  | 1996  | Military men of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations.

| Medal For Irreproachable Service
3rd Class
Медаль «За бездоганну службу»
III ступеня  | 1996  | Military men of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations.

| Defender of the Motherland Medal
Медаль «Захиснику Вітчизни» | 1999  | War veterans.

| Medal "For Saving Life"
Медаль «За врятоване життя» | 2008  | Saving human life, acts of charity.

## Presidential honors[edit]

Ribbon | Name (English/Ukrainian)  | Date of creation
Date of approval | Award Criteria

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| Cross of Military Merit (Ukraine)
Хрест бойових заслуг | 2022  | For outstanding personal bravery and bravery or an outstanding heroic deed when performing a combat mission in conditions of danger to life and direct collision with the enemy; outstanding successes in command and control of troops (forces) during military (combat) operations.

| Cross of Ivan Mazepa
Відзнака Президента України — Хрест Івана Мазепи | 2009  | Contribution to the revival of national and historical heritage of Ukraine.

| Medal For Labour and Victory
Відзнака Президента України — медаль «За працю і звитягу» | 2001  | Distinguished services.

| 60 Years of Clearing of Ukraine from Fascist Aggressors Medal
Відзнака Президента України — ювілейна медаль «60 років визволення України від фашистських загарбників» | 2004  | World War II veterans.

| 20 Years of Independence of Ukraine Medal
Відзнака Президента України — ювілейна медаль «20 років незалежності України» | 2011  | Distinguished services.

| 25 Years of Independence of Ukraine Medal
Відзнака Президента України — ювілейна медаль «25 років незалежності України» | 2016  | Distinguished services.

| 25 Years of Withdrawal from Afghanistan Medal
Відзнака Президента України — пам'ятна медаль «25 років виведення військ з Афганістану» | 2014  | Soviet–Afghan War veterans.
| 70 Years of Clearing of Ukraine from Fascist Aggressors Medal
Відзнака Президента України — медаль «70 років визволення України від фашистських загарбників» | 2014  | World War II veterans.

| 70 Years of Victory over Nazism
Відзнака Президента України — ювілейна медаль «70 років Перемоги над нацизмом» | 2015  | World War II veterans.

| Decorations of the President of Ukraine for Participation in the Anti-Terrorist Operation
Відзнака Президента України «За участь в антитерористичній операції» | 2016  | Defenders of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity in the framework of the Anti-Terrorist Operation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

| Decorations of the President of Ukraine for Humanitarian Participation in the Anti-Terrorist Operation
Відзнака Президента України «За гуманітарну участь в антитерористичній операції» | 2016  | Humanitarian Participations in Anti-Terrorist Operation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

## Honors of the Verkhovna Rada[edit]

Ribbon | Name (English/Ukrainian)  | Date of creation
Date of approval | Award Criteria

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| "Unity and Will" Order
Орден "Єдність та воля" | 2014  | The highest award of Verkhovna Rada, awarded to citizens of Ukraine and foreigners for deeds of courage, patriotism, public activity and high professionalism, shown in the struggle for the unity and independence of Ukraine.

| White Cross "Honor et Gloria"
Білий хрест "Честь і слава" | 2019  | Foreigners and stateless persons who actively helped Ukraine during the Russian-Ukrainian war as volunteers, politicians, rescuers, businessmen, philanthropists and specialists in various fields.

## See also[edit]

* Awards of Ukraine

## External links[edit]

* State awards of Ukraine at the presidential website

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Orders, decorations, and medals of Ukraine

The highest decoration|

* Hero of Ukraine — Order of the Gold Star
* Order of the State

Main Honorary titles|

* People's Artist

Orders|

* Order of Liberty
* Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
* Order of Merit
* Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky
* Order of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes
* Order for Courage
* Order of Princess Olga
* Order of Danylo Halytsky
* Order For Brave Miners' Work

Smaller Honorary titles|

* Honoured Artist

Medals|

* Medal For Military Service to Ukraine
* Medal "For Irreproachable Service"
* "Defender of the Motherland" Medal
* Medal "For Saving Life"

Special Decoration|

* The Presentational Fire-Arm

Presidential honors|

* Cross of Ivan Mazepa
* Medal For Labour and Victory
* 60 Years of Clearing of Ukraine from Fascist Aggressors Medal
* 20 Years of Independence of Ukraine Medal
* 25 Years of Independence of Ukraine Medal
* 25 Years of Withdrawal from Afghanistan Medal
* 70 Years of Clearing of Ukraine from Fascist Aggressors Medal
* 70 Years of Victory over Nazism Medal
* President's Award for Anti-Terrorist Operation Service
* President's Award for Anti-Terrorist Operation Humanitarian Service

Honorary awards|

* Hero City of Ukraine
* Savior City
* For Courage and Bravery

See also: Ukrainian Armed Forces (before 2012) · Commonwealth of Independent States · Historical · Sports honours

Medals of the Commonwealth of Independent States

Medals|

* Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
* Medal of Zhukov
* Jubilee Medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
* Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

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Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
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* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Egypt
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Malawi
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Republic of the Congo [fr]
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Somaliland1
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Former|

* Bophuthatswana1
* Ciskei1
* Rhodesia1
* South West Africa
* Transkei1
* Venda1
* Zanzibar

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Barbados
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Provinces
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Grenada
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* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Military
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Civil
* Military
* Police
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Former|

* Mexican Empire

Asia|

* Armenia
* Artsakh1
* Azerbaijan
* Bangladesh (Military)
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Hong Kong
* Macau
* India
* Civil
* Military
* Indonesia
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Former|

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* Kaisar-i-Hind Medal

Europe|

* European Union
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* Austria
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* Bulgaria
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* Military
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* Military

Former|

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* Italian states
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* Yugoslavia
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* SFR
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* Soviet Union
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Oceania|

* Australia
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* Fiji
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* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu

Former|

* Hawaii

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