Awards and decorations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (before 2012)

Awards and decorations of the Ukrainian Army are those military awards including decorations which are issued to members of the Ukrainian Army under the authority of the Minister of Defence. Together with military badges such awards provide an outward display of a service member's accomplishments. These awards were approved since 1999. On May 30, 2012 President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych issued a decree enacted new regulations on departmental awards. During 2012-2013 the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has developed a new system of incentive awards that contains no listed awards.

Ukrainian Army decorations

Dignity and Honour Commendation	Mark of Esteem	Badge for Strengthening the Defence	Cultivation of Military Cooperation Medal
File:UKR-MOD – Dignity and Honour Commendation.jpg	File:UKR-MOD – Commendation For Merits.jpg	File:UKR-MOD – Commendation For Strengthening the Defence.jpg	File:UKR-MOD – Commendation For Military Cooperation.jpg
File:Dignity and Honour Commendation BAR.svg	File:Mark of Esteem ribbon bar.svg	File:Medal For Strengthening the Defence ribbon bar.svg	File:Cultivation of Military Cooperation Medal ribbon bar.svg

Exemplary Service Medal			Personal Achievement Medal
File:UKR-MOD – Medal For Meritorious Service 1 Class.jpg	File:UKR-MOD – Medal For Meritorious Service 2 Class.jpg	File:UKR-MOD – Medal For Meritorious Service 3 Class.jpg	File:UKR-MOD – Medal For Personal Achievements 1 Class.jpg	File:UKR-MOD – Medal For Personal Achievements 2 Class.jpg
File:UKR-MOD – Medal For Meritorious Service 1 Class BAR.png	File:UKR-MOD – Medal For Meritorious Service 2 Class BAR.png	File:UKR-MOD – Medal For Meritorious Service 3 Class BAR.png	File:Peronal Achievements Medal (1st class) ribbon bar.svg	File:Peronal Achievements Medal (2nd class) ribbon bar.svg

Medal for Supporting the Armed Forces	Peacekeeping Medal	10 Years of Armed Forces Medal	15 Years of Armed Forces Medal
File:Medal For Supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine.png	File:UKR-MOD – Peacekeeping Medal.jpg	File:Medal for 10 years of service for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.jpg	File:UKR-MOD – 15 Years Of Armed Forces Medal.jpg
File:UKR Medal Za Spriyannya ZSU BAR.svg	File:Peacekeeping Medal ribbon bar.svg	File:10 Years of Armed Forces of Ukraine Medal ribbon bar.svg	File:15 Years of Armed Forces of Ukraine Medal ribbon bar.svg

Long Service Medal

Military Service Veteran's Commendation	Diligent Service Medal
File:UKR-MOD – Military Service Veteran's Commendation.jpg	File:UKR-MOD – 20 Years Of Honest Service Medal.jpg	File:UKR-MOD – 15 Years Of Honest Service Medal.jpg	File:UKR-MOD – 10 Years Of Honest Service Medal.jpg
File:Veteran of Military Service Commendation ribbon bar.svg	File:Medal for Diligent Service (1st class) ribbon bar.svg	File:Medal for Diligent Service (2nd class) ribbon bar.svg	File:Medal for Diligent Service (3rd class) ribbon bar.svg

Badges

• Badge for 5 years of service for the Ukrainian Armed Forces
  Badge for 5 years of service for the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The warrior-peacemaker

Badges worn by Ukrainian military participating in peacekeeping missions. There were more than 20 variations: "Warrior-peacemaker", "Angola", "Afghanistan", "Bosnia", "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Guatemala", "Georgia,", "Ethiopia", "Ethiopia and Eritrea", "Iraq", "Congo", "Kosovo", "Kuwait", " Liberia", "Lebanon", "Macedonia", "Moldova", "Sudan", "Eastern Slavonia", "Sierra Leone", "Tajikistan", "Croatia", "Yugoslavia".

• File:MOU-VM.jpg

See also

• Awards and decorations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

References

• Decree of the President of Ukraine № 365/2012
• Decree of the President of Ukraine № 1094/96
• Decree of the President of Ukraine № 134/97
• Decree of the President of Ukraine № 650/2004 № 650/2004