Leonid Pasechnik, head of the LPR, was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Republic for the first time.

LUGANSK, June 27 – RIA Novosti. President of the Luhansk People’s Republic Leonid Pasechnik for the first time on Monday appropriate He was awarded the title of Hero of the Republic after his death.

“Today, for the first time, I was posthumously presented with the title of Hero of the Lugansk People’s Republic and presented with the Gold Star medal. Award of the commander of the reconnaissance squad of the motorized rifle battalion of the four separate motorized rifle brigade. Pasechnik said on his Telegram channel, People’s Militia of the LNR Mikhail Chernukho’ It was given to his wife,” he said.

According to him, the lieutenant of the defense department of the republic “died in the battles to liberate the Motherland from Ukrainian fascism.”

Two more soldiers – Lieutenant Colonel Denis Chernikov and Colonel Yevgeny Shatalin – received the title of Hero of the Luhansk People’s Republic.

“The Republic will make every effort so that the defenders of the homeland are provided with all kinds of social security and their families do not need anything,” Pasechnik said.

Russia launched a military operation against Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin described his goal as “protecting people who have been subjected to eight years of bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime.” According to him, for this it is planned “demilitarization and gentrification of Ukraine” in order to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for “bloody crimes against civilians” in Donbass.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces attack only the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, and as of March 25 they have completed the main tasks of the first stage – they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.