![]() ![]() "But he would have been happy to receive it and it also means something to his little brother, so I'll collect it anyway." "I would rather he be alive than have a medal," she said. But this does not mean much for his mother. He will soon posthumously receive the Hero of Ukraine medal – the highest honor. Be proud of him, because he is a hero." Wounded three times during his service, the young man had refused to return home, despite his relatives' pleas. The speech was one that had been used before: "He is dead. A military superior told her the news over the phone. In the cemetery of Chernihiv, in the north of Ukraine, the soldiers who died at the front are buried along a large alley with a name in the form of a tribute: "Avenue of Heroes." That morning in February, Natalia Lysenko, a 52-year-old notary, came to pay her respects at the grave of her son, Guiorgui, who was killed in Bakhmut three months earlier, at the age of 27. KASIA STREK/ PANOS PICTURES FOR LE MONDEĭozens of Ukrainian flags fluttered in the wind near the small chapel, which had been half destroyed. The "Avenue of Heroes," where the fallen soldiers are buried, in the cemetery of Chernihiv, Ukraine, in February 2023. But the handing out of these distinctions sometimes causes resentment. The making of Ukraine's heroes By Faustine Vincent (Kyiv, Chernihiv (Ukraine) special correspondent) Published on May 8, 2023, at 5:50 am (Paris), updated on May 8, 2023, at 9:46 amįeatureTo cultivate the image of a country united in the face of the Russian invasion, Ukraine rewards acts of bravery with medals for soldiers and civilians. ![]()
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