Air Force Group Commander Awarded Hero of Russia. Gazeta.Ru

Air Force Group Commander Awarded Hero of Russia

President-elect Vladimir Putin has conferred the title of the Hero of Russia on Lieutenant-General Valery Gorbenko, commander of the 4th Air Force and Ani-Aircraft Defence army, source in the Air Force Headquarters told the press. Gorbenko was given the Russia's highest award for personal courage and for commanding the federal aviation group in the Northern Caucasus. Other 657 air force servicemen received state awards for courage shown during the special operation in Dagestan and Chechnya. Three of them became Heroes of Russia, 33 were awarded the Order of Courage, 125 the Order of Military Merit, and 496 were given various medals, the source added. //AVN

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