Oleg Andrienko became the first warrior to die in the Donbas since the beginning of 2021.
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – August 22, 2021 – Ukraine society and culture
On the eve of the Independence Day of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, by his decree No. 371/2021, awarded the defenders of Ukraine with state awards. The corresponding decree was published on the official website of the Head of State.
For personal courage and selfless actions shown in the defense of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, the President awarded the Order of Courage, III degree, to senior soldier Oleg Andriyenko.
As “Industrialka” reported, the senior soldier of the 37th separate motorized infantry battalion of the 56th separate motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleg Andrienko became the first warrior who died since the beginning of 2021 in the Donbas.
He died on January 11 in the area of the Joint Forces Operation in Donbas. During a combat mission in the area with. Oleg Sands received a gunshot wound incompatible with life.
According to the “Turn around, live” charity fund for helping veterans and the military, the life of a 37-year-old Zaporizhzhia soldier was cut short by an enemy sniper.
The deceased soldier left his wife Maria and son Timur, who at the time of his death was only six months old.
As Industrialka reported, on the eve of the Constitution Day of Ukraine, the military commissar of the Zaporizhzhya United City Territorial Center of Recruitment and Social Support Igor Onischuk, together with the head of the department in the Zaporizhzhia region of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine Konstantin Denisov, awarded the Order of Merit to the Zaporizka Territory, III degree to the relatives of the senior sailor Konstantin Overko and senior soldier Oleg Andrienko, who gave their lives for the independence, inviolability and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
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Source: Ukrgate
