Vasyl Slipak / screenshot
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has awarded famous Ukrainian opera singer Vasyl Slipak Order for Courage of the I grade (posthumously) for personal courage demonstrated during the protection of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and selfless service to the Ukrainian nation.
Respective Decree No. 280/2016 has been signed by the President, the president's press service reports.
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