Arsen Avakov presented state and departmental awards to employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Today, July 14, in fulfillment of the Decree of the President of Ukraine, the Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov awarded 84 employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with orders, medals, departmental decorations, and law enforcement officers were awarded honorary titles.
The Minister of Internal Affairs congratulated those present with awards and thanked the entire large team of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for their service.
“Dear friends, officers, sergeants, employees, on behalf of the state of Ukraine I have the honor to present state awards to you, the best of the best. Thank you for fulfilling your duties every day so that every Ukrainian feels at peace and protected, that the country respects the Law. I hope you have something to be proud of, because today the best of the best gathered here. And we have about 350 thousand officers and employees in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I am proud of our team, proud of our professionalism! I wish you success in the future,” said Arsen Avakov.
The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs awarded the Order “Bogdan Khmelnitsky III degree” posthumously to the National Guard Alexander Pavlyuk. The award was received by the son of the deceased Nikolai Pavlyuk.
“Alexander was a decent man and officer. Glory to the fallen heroes,” Arsen Avakov emphasized.
For a moment of silence, those present honored the dead law enforcement officers who gave their lives for the integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.
First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Sergey Yarovyi noted that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is a powerful system in which real professionals work.
“Just yesterday we conducted comprehensive training in Rivne, where almost all units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were involved. We really saw professionalism, unity of all forces, the desire to give ourselves to fulfill the tasks. I am grateful to each and every one of you. Those who were near in the most difficult times for our state, who ensured the rule of law. This indicates that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is a powerful system. Thank you to everyone here and those who are currently serving. I am sincerely grateful to the captain of our team of thousands, Arsen Avakov. We have seen everything that was created and implemented, we feel your constant care and concern for our system to be truly professional,” Serhiy Yarovyi stressed.
The head of the National Police of Ukraine Igor Klymenko congratulated the law enforcement officers with awards and thanked the state leadership, the Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov for assessing the joint work of all departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
“I wish you inspiration, vigor, motivation and inspiration to work for the good of our state. Greetings to all. Glory to Ukraine!” - said Igor Klymenko.
The head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine Mykola Chechotkin said that every employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs deserves an award because he defends the integrity of our state every day and comes to the aid of people.
“For the eighth year in a row, the war launched by the Russian Federation against Ukraine has been going on. Unfortunately, our people pay a very high price — tens of thousands of dead and injured, almost two million temporarily displaced persons, thousands of hectares of territory contaminated with explosive objects, orphans. But it is for people like you, who daily contribute to the development of our state, the protection of its sovereignty, we will succeed and we will definitely win,” said Nikolai Chechotkin.
The commander of the National Guard of Ukraine Mykola Balan congratulated everyone with high awards and wished peace, good, further achievements and new awards.
“Any state award is a gratitude of the state, its leaders to its soldier and employee. But this is also a certain duty of the awardees to fulfill their official duties and combat tasks. I wish all of you that the number of your missions will always be equal to their return,” said the commander of the National Guard Nikolai Balan.
The “National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Award” of the second degree was also received by the adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Volodymyr Filenko. By the way, he was one of those who wrote the Constitution of Ukraine.
“More than seven years ago, Arsen Avakov considered the Ministry of Internal Affairs disintegrated and disorganized. Over the years, we have a reform of the National Police, qualitatively new State Border Service and National Guard, high equipment of the State Emergency Service, new weapons, helicopters, and most importantly - a new generation of employees who are a reliable support of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the state as a whole. Thank you,” Volodymyr Filenko said.
Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
PHOTO by Mykola Anatsky and Oleg Suprun
