Putin supported the idea of awarding pendants to the parents of…
Putin supported the idea of awarding pendants to the parents of fallen SVO fighters. 'It is precisely the Military Merit pendant that we are handing over to parents, and only to parents.'
Consensus
- The Jewish Autonomous Oblast has begun presenting commemorative medals of military valor to parents of fallen participants in the special military operation.
- Maria Kostyuk, head of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, proposed expanding this practice nationwide.
- President Vladimir Putin supported the initiative and called it 'a great idea.'
- The medals are intended to emphasize the soldiers' heroic deeds rather than their deaths.
- Kostyuk's son died in combat near Spornoye in DPR in August 2022 and was posthumously awarded the title Hero of Russia.
- The initiative was inspired by a tradition from the imperial era, where parents were given medals with soldiers' shoulder tabs as a sign of respect.
Points of divergence
- Kostyuk mentioned that the idea received support from the Far Eastern Military District. — vesti
- A memorial titled 'Mothers of Victors' was opened in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, and Sapijat Muzayeva, mother of Hero of Russia Nurmagomed Gadzhimagomedov, participated in its ceremony. — vesti
- Kostyuk described parents’ grief as a 'tragedy with pride' in their eyes and said they would do everything possible to preserve the country’s honor. — vesti
- Kostyuk stated that she was personally given a similar pendant by representatives of the Arseniev Museum-Reserve in Vladivostok. — vedomosti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Putin Supports the Idea of Awarding Medals to Parents of Fallen SVO Soldiers — Коммерсантъ
- Putin Supports Idea to Award Medals of Valor to Families of Fallen Heroes in the SMO — Вести
- Putin Supports the Idea of Giving Pendants to Parents of Fallen Soldiers — Ведомости
- Putin calls the idea of awarding medals of military virtue to parents of fallen SVO heroes a great one — ТАСС (Telegram)
Key entities
- Vladimir Putin
- Maria Kostyuk
- Russia
- SVO
- Yakutia
- Jewish Autonomous Oblast
- Moscow
- TASS
- Jewish Autonomous Oblast (JAO)
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