Distinguished Belarusians honored with state awards, letters of commendation
State awards and letters of commendation from the Belarusian President have been conferred on 147 people, who took the most active part in the storm recovery efforts on 12-14 July 2024. Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed corresponding decree No.407 and the order on 4 November.
The summer storms significantly damaged forests, power lines, roofs of residential houses and industrial buildings, infrastructure of agricultural enterprises and social facilities.
A total of 41 people have been awarded state awards, while 106 people have been honored with the letters of commendation of the President of Belarus for their service, high professionalism, personal contribution to the elimination of the consequences of natural emergencies.
Among the awardees are mainly forestry workers, electricians, specialists of construction and installation works, and also heads of organizations and representatives of the executive authorities, workers of emergencies services.
Among those awarded the Medal for Excellence in the Prevention and Mitigation of Emergencies are tree feller of the Shiichi forestry Igor Bobrovich, electrician at Mozyrvodokanal Anatoly Kobys, Deputy Director and Chief Engineer of Mozyr Experimental Forestry Nikita Potorochenko, machine operator at Osipovichi Experimental Forestry Andrei Sidorenko, electric networks specialist of Voronovo District of the Lida electric networks branch of Grodnoenergo Sergei Taranda.
The Medal for Labor Merits has been bestowed upon senior foreman of Gomel rural district of electric networks of Gomel Electric Networks branch of Gomelenergo Stepan Braim, forester of the Selyava forestry Anatoly Kukushkin, and truck elevator driver of Glusk District at Bobruisk Electric Networks branch of Mogilevenergo Mikhail Severin.
The Belarusian President's letters of commendation have been bestowed upon electrician of the operating and field brigade of the Bykhov District electric networks of the Mogilev Electric Networks branch of Mogilevenergo Sergei Baranovsky, forester of the Traby forestry Aleksandr Gorbachenko, electrician at the Gomel electric supply department of the Gomel branch of the Belarusian Railways Yuri Deikin, tree feller of the Korelichi forestry Aleksandr Zabavsky,
Director General of Gomelenergo Mikhail Kovalenko, electrician-liner for installation of high-voltage overhead lines and overhead catenary network of the Vitebsk site of the Mobile Mechanized Brigade No. 3 branch of Belselelektrosetstroi Vasily Klimanov, director of the Osipovichi utilities enterprise Dmitry Kulakovsky, first deputy head of the Volkovysk district emergencies department of the Grodno Oblast department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry Gennady Talerchik and teacher of the Dovsk secondary school in Rogachev District Sergei Shaminsky.
