On December 29, President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to all members of UIA flight PS 752 Tehran — Kyiv, which was shot down by the Iranian military on January 8, 2020. It will be specified No. 600 / 2020, which is posted on the website of the Office of the President.
The text of the Decree states: "For heroism and self-sacrificing actions shown in the performance of official duty, I decree:
He will award the title of Hero of Ukraine with the awarding of the Golden Star order (posthumously) to the crew members of flight PS 752 of the International Airlines of Ukraine joint-stock company "Aviakompaniya"
Gaponenko to Vladimir Ivanovich — the commander of the aircraft
Lykhny to Denys Mykhailovych, the flight attendant
Igor Valerievich Matkov — senior flight attendant
Maria Mykytyuk — flight attendant
Naumkin Alexey Evgenyevich - aircraft commander - pilot-instructor
Valeria Evgenievne's sheepdog — to the flight attendant
Yulia Nikolaevna Sologub — flight attendant
Statnyk Ekaterina Olegovna — senior flight attendant
Khomenko to Sergey Anatolyevich — co-pilot."
