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Zelensky Honors 722 Servicemen on Defenders of Ukraine Day

10/1/2025

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Volodymyr Zelensky honors servicemen on Defenders of Ukraine Day, October 1, 2025, awarding honors to soldiers and medics.
He conferred honorary titles on units, including the 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade and the 37th Separate Aviation Squadron.
He posthumously named four Hero of Ukraine; 722 recipients total, 445 posthumous. The holiday moved to October 1, 2023, after being established in 2014.

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Volodymyr Zelensky honors servicemen on Defenders of Ukraine Day, October 1, 2025, awarding honors to soldiers and medics.
He conferred honorary titles on units, including the 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade and the 37th Separate Aviation Squadron.
He posthumously named four Hero of Ukraine; 722 recipients total, 445 posthumous. The holiday moved to October 1, 2023, after being established in 2014.