The head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate Filaret was posthumously awarded the medal "for the sacrifice and love for Ukraine" instructor of the regiment " Azov ", the citizen of Georgia Giorgi Janelidze with the Callsign " Satan ", informs referring to the volunteer of Dmitry Cicero.

"This medal is awarded to citizens who have shown active citizenship, heroism, self-sacrifice during the events of the revolution of Dignity, to defend the homeland in the Donbas and Crimea, as well As for volunteer activities and assistance to the Armed forces, National guard, volunteer battalions and other military formations of Ukraine ", - quotes the print edition of the word activist.

at the same time Authorized UOC-KP are unable to assure Fins news the data." The Patriarch currently writes many of the heroes of these medals - " for the sacrifice and love for Ukraine ". Namely, the instructor of the regiment "Azov" I have no such information ", - told the Deputy head of the information Department of the UOC-KP Andrey Kovalev.

first of Filaret declared about the creation of a new award, which will celebrate the military, clergy and philanthropists. The first awards had planned to hand over in Kiev before Christmas, And later to present and at the forefront.

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