Awards and decorations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (before 2012)

Awards and decorations of the Ukrainian Army are those military awards including decorations which are issued to members of the Ukrainian Army under the authority of the Minister of Defence. Together with military badges such awards provide an outward display of a service member's accomplishments.

These awards were approved since 1999. On May 30, 2012 President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych issued a decree enacted new regulations on departmental awards. During 2012-2013 the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has developed a new system of incentive awards that contains no listed awards.

Ukrainian Army decorations

Dignity and Honour Commendation	Mark of Esteem	Badge for Strengthening the Defence	Cultivation of Military Cooperation Medal

Exemplary Service Medal			Personal Achievement Medal

Medal for Supporting the Armed Forces	Peacekeeping Medal	10 Years of Armed Forces Medal	15 Years of Armed Forces Medal

Long Service Medal

Military Service Veteran's Commendation	Diligent Service Medal

Badges

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  Badge for 5 years of service for the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The warrior-peacemaker

Badges worn by Ukrainian military participating in peacekeeping missions.

There were more than 20 variations: "Warrior-peacemaker", "Angola", "Afghanistan", "Bosnia", "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Guatemala", "Georgia,", "Ethiopia", "Ethiopia and Eritrea", "Iraq", "Congo", "Kosovo", "Kuwait", " Liberia", "Lebanon", "Macedonia", "Moldova", "Sudan", "Eastern Slavonia", "Sierra Leone", "Tajikistan", "Croatia", "Yugoslavia".

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See also

• Awards and decorations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

References

• Decree of the President of Ukraine № 365/2012
• Decree of the President of Ukraine № 1094/96
• Decree of the President of Ukraine № 134/97
• Decree of the President of Ukraine № 650/2004 № 650/2004