Order of the State (left), Order of the Gold Star (centre), miniature medal (right)
Awarded by the President of Ukraine
Type
National order
Eligibility
Citizens of Ukraine
Awarded for
"Personal heroism and great labor achievements"
Status
Active
Grades
Order of the State (HOU) Order of the Gold Star (HOU)
Statistics
First induction
26 November 1998
Last induction
29 April 2024
Total inductees
881
Precedence
Next (higher)
None
Next (lower)
Cross of Military Merit (Ukraine)
Ribbon bar of the award
Hero of Ukraine (HOU; Ukrainian: Герой України, romanized: Heroi Ukrainy) is the highest national decoration that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the President of Ukraine.
The decoration was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma. As of 30 April 2024, the total number of recipients had been 881. Additionally, at least 21 decrees assigning it have not been published.
The decoration is granted to two classes of recipients: to civilians, the Order of the State (Ukrainian: Орден Держави) ; and to military recipients, the Order of the Gold Star (Ukrainian: Орден «Золота Зірка»).
The first foreigner awarded the decoration was Belarusian Mykhailo Zhyznevskyi in June 2017.[1]
^"Belarusian Killed On Kyiv's Maidan Honored As Hero Of Ukraine". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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