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There are veteran badges "Ilovaisk 2014" (Іловайськ 2014). In the summer of 2014, Ukrainian troops were encircled by the Russians and had heavy battles. Later, there was an agreement on a "green corridor", but when Ukrainian troops began to walk along it, Russian troops did not keep their word and shot the retreating units. I can't find normal photo the badge "Ilovaisk 2014 92 SMB" (Separate Mechanized Brigade / Окрема Механізована Бригада). It's also veteran organization badge.

Award of the Commander of the Special Operations Forces "I'm coming for you" Award of the 1st degree (LEADER) - for the personal successful performance of combat tasks in the rear of the enemy and direct participation in the destruction of the enemy's manpower and equipment. Honor of the II degree (WEREWOLF) - for direct participation in the conduct of special actions and conducting special intelligence. Award of the III degree (WOLF) - for high indicators in the service, demonstrated initiative and courage during the performance of official (combat) tasks, personal contribution to the success of special operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Award of the IV degree - awarded to military personnel of the Special Operations Forces who have successfully completed the qualification course (Q-COURSE).

The Commemorative badge of Special Force "Brave Sviatoslav" (Святослав Хоробрий) "Offensive 03.07.2014. I'm coming for you." Very rare badge, I saw it just once on the photo.

Award of the Commander of the United Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine badge "For service and achievement" in three degrees (За службу та звитягу). The Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine manages the army units that are part of the Joint Forces Operation, such leaders are also from the police, the Security Service of Ukraine, etc. A commander of this level does not have the right to set his own awards, but every general thinks it is great to have his own awards. There were few awards, so the badge is rare.

On August 5, 2022, the medal "For the Defense of Ukraine" was established by President Zelensky. The medal has two versions - yellow for military, police, firemen, etc., silver for civilians. This medal something like UK The Defence Medal.

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The Cross of Military Merit (Хрест Бойових Заслуг) was established by President Zelenskyi on May 5, 2022 for personal bravery and outstanding services in leading troops during the war. I would say it's something like US Distinguished Service Cross.

An interesting mark on the reverse. Who could do this, a manufacturer or a museum?

It's just the emblem of the Ukrainian Force, typical military t-shirt.

Awards of the Commander of the United Forces, the Cossack Cross (Козацький хрест) - has three degrees, which are awarded not necessarily consecutively from the lowest to the highest, and the "For Valour and Loyalty" medal (За звитягу та вірність). The commander did not have the right to set his own insignia, but he did so, so they cannot be considered completely official. These awards were received very often from 2019 to February 24, 2022.

"United Forces" badge (нагрудний знак "Об'єднані сили"), established in 2019. The badge is very rare, I only found one image, I think it was awarded for a very short time.

Yes, you are absolutely right that this medal, its design is copied, as well as the ribbon. This "medal" was established by the Ministry of Defense, officially it is a commemorative badge, not a medal. This was done because for a certain period we did not have a president who could award fighters. The awards of the Ministry of Defense are limited in number, they cannot be awarded more than specified by law, it is about 2000 or 3000, this is not enough for the army that is fighting, so they bypassed the law and established a commemorative badge. The "medal" has a bad design because it was done in a hurry, and the manufacturer reacted badly to it and decided to copy the veteran medal. This manufacturer has done this way many times, so his medals are similar to each other. All awards are unofficial, even if they are established by the ministry, only two President's medals are official.

Along with the medal "For participation in an anti-terrorist operation", the medal "For humanitarian participation in an anti-terrorist operation" (За гуманітарну участь в антитерористичній операції) was established. This one was not memorable, but meritorious. Basically, this medal was received for volunteering.

The award of the President of Ukraine "For participation in an anti-terrorist operation" (За участь в антитерористичній операції) was established on February 17, 2016, but the awarding began only in the spring of 2018, and a month later the medal lost its relevance because the anti-terrorist operation was renamed Operation of the United Forces. The medal was awarded for a year and a half, and when Zelenskyi became president, the awards stopped, so many veterans did not receive this medal. The participants of the Operation of the United Forces were not awarded it.

The medal of the Anti-Terrorist Center under the Security Service of Ukraine "For the Liberation of Donbas" (За визволення Донбасу) was established at the end of 2015.

The medal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs "Defender of Mariupol" was established in 2015. The medal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs "For participation in the Kharkiv operation" was established in 2016.

On December 9, 2015, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine established the "Defender of Ukraine" medal. The medal did not last long because its design was unsuccessful and it included elements of Russian weapons - a rifle and a tank. It was replaced by another medal with the same name, but it is also not very popular.

Badge of the Chief of the General Staff "Participant of ATO" (Учасник АТО). ATO is an anti-terrorist operation. Established in the second half of 2015 as a commemorative medal for military personnel.

A year later, in 2015, the award of the "South" commander "For the defense of Mariupol" (За оборону Маріуполя) was established.

The first medal of the war was established in the spring 2014, it was Commemorative badge ''For Military Valour'' (За воїнську доблесть). Why medal named ''Commemorative badge''? Because we have bad rewards law this prevents the establishment of the necessary awards, therefore they are created to bypass the law by substituting concepts. Our award system was not ready for war and was developed for the needs of peacetime, nothing has changed in eight years and we still need reform. Commemorative badge ''For Military Valour'' it's award of Defender ministry The commemorative badge "For military valor" is an award of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, it was awarded for a short period until around the end of 2014 or maybe the beginning of 2015. The text on the reverse: "The greatness of the Motherland is in your great deeds."

Hi to all. I want to create a topic about Ukrainian awards for the war with Russia. The war lasts eight years, during which time many medals and various badges were established. I would divide them into several categories - official and unofficial. Official are divided into state and departmental. Unofficial - these are awards of veterans and public organizations, as well as commercial ones that are made for sale to everyone, some units and public organizations used them. My English is not perfect but I will try tell about it. First of all I want to suggest my an article, it on Ukraine but maybe it help to understand our reward system: https://www.ukrmilitary.com/2022/05/voenni-nagorody.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR3qNOhLdvjKDeSY-FNha2zmRiN8KH1yMqsd65xdeGscJzGp1a7X4eRq4PI

It was Ukrainian family and Ostrog it's Ukrainian town. In XVI century Ukraine was part of Grand Duchy of Lithuania. As for 1506, it was Konstanty Ostrogski, he was forced to take the oath, he was never loyal to Moscow: https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Острозький_Костянтин_Іванович There is also a brigade named after him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30th_Mechanized_Brigade_(Ukraine)

Це герб роду Острозьких: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrogski_coat_of_arms Awards are valid but I have not heard about any rewards.

Interesting group with Japanese and Belgian VM. It`s possible?