Medal - City of Heroes. Kyiv region - Bucha, Gostomel, Irpin

Reverse

A girl is depicted on a swing, whose hair ribbon breaks during the "flight", symbolizing an interrupted life; on the bottom right - prints of the dirty boots of the enemy who invaded the peaceful life of Ukrainians; on the left - a bird as a symbol of the continuation of life (near the girl); a stylized city (above); forest; shot "river of life" (below).

Engravers: Anatolii Demianenko, Volodymyr Demianenko, Lukianov Yurii

Designer: Maryna Kuts

Edge

Plain

Comment

The commemorative medal is dedicated to the stability, endurance and heroism of citizens and honoring the memory of the dead. After the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022, Irpin, Gostomel, Bucha and other settlements in the suburbs of Kyiv became a zone of intense fighting. Columns of armored vehicles and airborne troops of the Russian army, with the aim of encircling Kyiv, captured populated areas of the capital region, where they caused significant destruction of housing and infrastructure and committed mass war crimes against the civilian population: looting, physical violence, kidnapping and killing of people, including children. On April 2, 2022, thanks to the joint actions, professionalism, heroism of all components of the defense forces and the help of the local population, Kyiv Region was liberated from the Russian invaders. After the liberation, the terrible truth about the horrific mass killings of the civilian population and the atrocities of the occupiers was revealed, which shocked the civilized world so much that an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity related to Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine was initiated.

Release date: 05.12.2022

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