Back بطل أوكرانيا Arabic Ukrayna Qəhrəmanı Azerbaijani Герой Украіны Byelorussian Герой Украіны BE-X-OLD Haroz eus Ukraina Breton Heroi d'Ucraïna Catalan Hrdina Ukrajiny Czech Helt af Ukraine Danish Held der Ukraine German Héroe de Ucrania Spanish
| Hero of Ukraine Герой України | |
|---|---|
 .jpg)  Order of the State (left), Order of the Gold Star (centre), miniature medal (right) | |
| Awarded by the President of Ukraine | |
| Type | National order |
| Eligibility | Citizens of Ukraine |
| Awarded for | "Personal heroism and great labor achievements" |
| Status | Active |
| Grades | Order of the State (HOU) Order of the Gold Star (HOU) |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | 26 November 1998 |
| Last induction | 11 December 2024 |
| Total inductees | 997 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None |
| Next (lower) | Cross of Military Merit (Ukraine) |
 Ribbon bar of the award | |
Hero of Ukraine (HOU; Ukrainian: Герой України, romanized: Heroi Ukrainy) is the highest national decoration that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the President of Ukraine.
The decoration was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma. As of 12 December 2024, the total number of recipients had been 997. Additionally, at least 23 decrees assigning it have not been published.
The decoration is granted to two classes of recipients: to civilians, the Order of the State (Ukrainian: Орден Держави) ; and to military recipients, the Order of the Gold Star (Ukrainian: Орден «Золота Зірка»).
The first foreigner awarded the decoration was Belarusian Mykhailo Zhyznevskyi in June 2017.[1]
- ^ "Belarusian Killed On Kyiv's Maidan Honored As Hero Of Ukraine". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 14 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2023.