Lukashenko honors outstanding Belarusians with state awards MINSK, 7 May (BelTA) - Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko presented state awards to Belarusians who distinguished themselves in various fields of expertise, BelTA has learned. The ceremony was held in the Palace of Independence on 7 May. The head of state emphasized that the ceremony took place ahead of Victory Day, the most important holiday for Belarusians. According to him, these days the ceremony honoring the best workers of the country is filled with special meaning, because the frontline feat of Soviet soldiers would have been impossible without the huge work performed in the rear and especially after the war.
Distinguished Belarusians honored with state awards MINSK, 26 February (BelTA) – State awards have been conferred on 58 representatives of various professions. A corresponding Decree has been signed by Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. They received orders, medals and honorary titles in recognition of the many-year productive work, professional excellence, exemplary fulfillment of service duties, courage displayed in water rescue, attainment of high production results, a big personal contribution to the development of machine building, construction industry, agriculture, transport, education, personnel training, healthcare, science, art and sport. The Order for Service to the Homeland 3rd Class has been conferred on head of the 72nd guards united training center for warrant officers and junior specialists of the Armed Forces Vladislav Budik, head of the Rescue and Emergency Mitigation Department of the Emergencies Ministry Sergei Novik. The Order of Honor has been conferred on worker of OAO Gomselmash Aleksandr Berezovsky. The Order of Francysk Skaryna has been presented to Director of Minsk gymnasium No. 33 Oksana Yakubovskaya. Yegor Lisha and Ivan Prilepa, operators of the aviation unit of the unmanned aerial vehicles squadron of the 927th training center for operators of unmanned aerial vehicles of the Armed Forces, have been honored with the Medal for Saved Life.