Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky | |
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Order Bohdan Khmelnytsky | |
Awarded by Ukraine | |
Type | 3 grade order |
Eligibility | Military and Security Personnel, other citizens of Ukraine |
Awarded for | Exceptional duty in defense of state sovereignty and state security; veterans of the World War II |
Status | issued |
Statistics | |
Established | May 3, 1995 |
First awarded | May 7, 1995 (3rd Class) |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of Merit |
Next (lower) | Order of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes |
Ribbon of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky |
The Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky (Ukrainian: Орден Богдана Хмельницького) is a Ukrainian military award named after Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Hetman of the Ukrainian Cossacks. The award was established by Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II on May 3, 1995.
Medals and ribbons
First Class | Second Class | Third Class |
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Ribbon | ||
See also
External links
- president.gov.ua - Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi
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