President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky awarded medals to the heads of administrations and mayors who distinguished themselves in the defense of their communities.

The head of state said in a video message on Sunday evening, the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky III was awarded to head of Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleh Sinehubov, Mykolaiv Regional State Administration - Vitaliy Kim, Donetsk Regional State Administration - Pavlo Kyrylenko, Luhansk Regional State Administration – Serhiy Haidai, Chernihiv Regional State Administration - Viacheslav Chaus, Sumy Regional State Administration – Dmytro Zhyvytsky.

The Order of Courage was awarded to mayor of Kharkiv Ihor Terekhov, Mykolaiv – Oleksandr Senkevych, Chernihiv - Viacheslav Atroschenko, Sumy – Oleksandr Lysenko, Kherson - Ihor Kolykhayev, Melitopol - Ivan Fedorov, Nova Kakhovka – Volodymyr Kovalenko.