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Executive Order awarding the Order of Courage

August 15, 2021

The President signed Executive Order awarding the Order of Courage (posthumously) to Russian servicemen – crew members of the Be-200 airplane that crashed in Turkey.

The decoration was awarded for bravery, courage and commitment while extinguishing wildfires in the Republic of Turkey.

The Order of Courage was conferred posthumously to Lieutenant Colonel Vladislav Berkutov, Lieutenant Colonel Vadim Karasev, Colonel Yevgeny Kuznetsov, Senior Lieutenant Nikolai Omelchenko, and Senior Sergeant Yury Chubarov.

August 15, 2021