For the first time in Ukraine’s history, a civil ship has the name of a hero border guard / dpsu.gov.ua

Ihor Momot died two years ago, protecting the Ukrainian border from the attacks of Russian-terrorist forces.

For three years, Ihor Momot was a commander of the Izmail Border Guard Detachment in Odesa region. After the start of the Russian aggression, he created a division Rubizh [Frontier] and was deployed in the area of the ATO.

Read alsoUN report: 9,733 people killed, 22,720 injured during war in DonbasAfter completing all the necessary procedures with the naming the ship after the legendary hero, the ship was launched.

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It is worth noting that, as a rule, it is the warships that are named after the soldiers-heroes.