Putin posthumously honors 8 election officials
The Order of Courage was posthumously awarded to Elena Kaltykova, secretary of Commission No. 353 in the Belgorod region; Elena Litvinenko, chairperson of Commission No. 47 in the Kherson region; and Victoria Maksimova, chairperson of Commission No. 595 in the Zaporozhian region.
Consensus
- Putin signed an official decree posthumously awarding the Order of Courage to members of election commissions.
- The recipients died while performing their professional duties in border regions of Russia.
- The awards were granted for courage and selflessness.
- The decree was published on the official legal information portal.
- The recipients include members from Belgorod, Kherson, Zaporozhye, and the LNR regions.
- The list includes secretaries, chairpersons, and members of local election commissions.
Points of divergence
- Viktoriya Maksimova, who currently heads a local election commission in Zaporozhye, was awarded the Order of Courage posthumously. — vedomosti
- The list includes specific commission numbers: № 398 in Zaporozhye, № 220 in Kherson, № 353 in Belgorod, № 47 in Kherson, and № 595 in Zaporozhye. — vedomosti
- On 17 September, Elena Astanina, chairperson of commission № 394 in Zaporozhye, was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage after being killed in a targeted Ukrainian drone strike on her home. — vedomosti
- The Investigative Committee classified the Ukrainian military's actions as a terrorist act under Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code. — vedomosti
- On 25 September, Chairperson of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova reported the deaths of six members of local election commissions. — vedomosti
- On 20 September, Olga Dem'yankova, a member of commission № 220 in Kherson, died in a drone strike on a bus. — vedomosti
- The list includes five individuals: Yuliya Gelевич, Olga Dem'yankova, Yelena Kal'tkova, Elena Litvinenko, Viktoriya Maksimova, Natalya Sinitsyna, Sergey Smorodinov, and Yelena Fomenko. — vedomosti
- The list includes five individuals: Yuliya Gelевич, Olga Dem'yanenko, Yelena Kal'tkova, Yelena Litvinenko, Viktoriya Maksimova. — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Putin posthumously awarded election commission staff who died in the border region — Вести
- Putin posthumously awarded the Order of Courage to eight members of election commissions — Ведомости