Poroshenko awarded the title of hero of Ukraine posthumously to two participants of the ATO
Poroshenko awarded the title of hero of Ukraine posthumously to two participants of the ATO
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The Executive orders the President signed on November 21.
President Petro Poroshenko has awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to the two men – Andrei Snitko and Sergey Tabal, who died during the antiterrorist operation.
About it reports a press-service of the head of state.
It is reported that Snitko from the first days of the revolution of Dignity took an active part in the protest movement, and later became a volunteer and served in the battalion of patrol service of militia of special purpose “Azov” GU the Ministry of internal Affairs.
During July-August 2014 showed courage and bravery during several military operations for the liberation of Mariupol, on 20 August 2014 near Ilovaisk in the group carried out a combat mission. During the Stripping area from the terrorists in the direction of the group was abandoned hand grenade and he covered her with his body, and saved his comrades at the cost of his own life. Snitko was 18 years old.
Sumchanin Taba (Callsign “North”) from the first days of December 2013 was an active participant of the revolution of Dignity, then volunteered in the ATO. He fought at the Donetsk airport. Taba heroically died 6 Nov 2014 the explosion of an artillery shell during the assault on the militants control tower of the Donetsk airport.
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