President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy posthumously awarded the title of

to senior soldier Serhii Sova.

The corresponding decree No. 666/2022 was published on the website of the head of state.  

"For the personal courage and heroism shown in the defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, fidelity to the military oath, I decree: Award the title of Hero of Ukraine with the award of the Order of the Golden Star to Serhii Oleksandrovych, a senior soldier (posthumously)," the decree reads.

It will be recalled that during the exhumation of bodies in the liberated Izyum,

The body of the serviceman has already been handed over to his relatives for a proper burial.

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