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Lyudmila Yanukovych Receives Another Order from Ukrainian Orthodox Church-MP

20.09.2013, 13:02

First Lady Lyudmila Yanukovych received from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate the Order of the Anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus.

First Lady Lyudmila Yanukovych received from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate the Order of the Anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus.

The awards ceremony was held during an academy dedicated to the celebration in the Donetsk region of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus on September 19.

In addition to the first lady of Ukraine, deputy from the Party of Regions Tatiana Bakhteyeva received an award – the Order of St. Olha.

The football club Shakhtar received the Order of Saint Volodymyr.

The Donetsk Regional State Administration and Donetsk Regional Council were awarded with the distinction of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

The Order of St. Andrew was awarded to the Donetsk City Council, the Makiivka City Council, the Mariupol City Council, the Horlivka City Council, and the Slovyansk City Council, Ukrayinska Pravda reports.

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