The other day, Rivne mayor Oleksandr Tretiak has handed over a personal watch to Iryna Sotnikova, who has been being a medical woman in the 130th reconnaissance battalion for five years.

Having congratulated the military reconnaissance woman with the award, the Rivne head stressed: "I had the honour today to award Iryna with the personal watch of mayor for high professionalism, protection of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, conscientious performance of service duties, loyalty to the oath of allegiance."