Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (Ukraine)
The Bogdan Khmelnitsky Order ( Ukrainian Орден Богдана Хмельницького ) is an Order of Merit of Ukraine divided into three classes .
designation
The order was named after the Ukrainian hetman and founder of the first Ukrainian state Bohdan Khmelnyzkyj , just like the Soviet Bogdan Khmelnitsky order, which was founded in 1943 .
Foundation, endowment
The Bogdan Khmelnitsky Order was founded on May 3, 1995 by the Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union over the German Empire in World War II and thus the end of the " Great Patriotic War ".
Earnings required
The Order is awarded to the citizens of Ukraine for special merits in defending the honor of national sovereignty, territorial integrity and strengthening the defense capacity and security of Ukraine.
| Order decoration of the Bogdan Khmelnitsky Order | |||
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| First class | Second grade | Third grade | |
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See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Presidential Decree of May 3, 1995, number 344/95 on the foundation of the “Bogdan Khmelnitsky Order” awarded by the President of Ukraine on the Verkhovna Rada website , accessed on April 15, 2017
- ↑ Presidential Decree of January 30, 2004 number 112/2004 on the foundation of the “Bogdan Khmelnitsky Order” awarded by the President of Ukraine on the Verkhovna Rada website , accessed on April 15, 2017
- ↑ Law of Ukraine on State Awards on the Verkhovna Rada website , accessed February 9, 2015