The solemn awarding ceremony took place in the Mariupol Drama Theater.

On the initiative of the city’s patriotic community, a group of defenders of Ukraine were presented with “Knight's Cross of Volunteer” badges of honor.

Among the awardees are the warriors-volunteers from a separate reconnaissance battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in particular, Ruslan Pustovoit, the deeds of whom were reported on earlier by DIU Public Affairs Service.