Medal "For the Return of Crimea"
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Medal for the Return of Crimea
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Reverse, with engraving giving the dates 20 February to 18 March, 2014[1]
Medal "For the Return of Crimea" (Russian: Медаль «За возвращение Крыма») is a Russian campaign medal of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.[2] The existence of the awards was also confirmed by Yaroslav Roshchupkin, an employee of the Central Military press service.[3]
Besides to troops it was also handed over to Chechen chief Ramzan Kadyrov and Krasnodar Krai governor Aleksandr Tkachyov, as well as the Night Wolves Leader for "helping Crimeans to self-determinate".[4]
References
- ↑ Cathcart, Will (2014-04-25). "Putin's Crimean Medal of Honor, Forged Before the War Even Began". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ↑ "Минобороны России учредило медаль "За возвращение Крыма" (Ministry of Defense of Russia established a medal "For the Return of Crimea")" (in Russian). Gazeta.ru. 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ↑ "Putin.War (so-called Nemtsov-Report)". Retrieved 2015-06-11.
- ↑ Tschetschenien-Chef Kadyrow bekommt Medaille „Für die Befreiung der Krim“, RIA, June 8th, 2014; "Kadyrow und Tkatschow hatten die Krim bei ihrer Selbstbestimmung unterstützt".
External links
- Егоров, Андрей (2014-06-08). "Почему медали "За освобождение Крыма" получили Кадыров и Ткачев (Why the medals "For Liberation of Crimea" were received by Kadyrov and Tkachyov)" (in Russian). Echo of Moscow. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
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