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Putin Awards Order of Courage Posthumously to Election Official Killed in Zaporizhzhia Reg
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 06:40 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree posthumously awarding the Order of Courage to Yelena Astanina, the head of an election commission, who was killed by a Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) strike in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Astanina was reportedly killed by a Ukrainian strike in the Zaporizhzhia region. The decree was signed by President Putin.
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Reported by @smotri_media on Telegram.
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