The highest state decorations will be presented to outstanding Russians for their activity in education, science, medicine and healthcare, industry, agriculture, maritime transport, and a number of other areas.
The honorary title of Hero of Russia was awarded to Senior Lieutenant Stepan Belov and Major Konstantin Shirokov. The Mother Heroine title was awarded to five Russian women who gave birth to and raised 10 or more children. Honorary research manager at the Russian Federal Nuclear Centre in Sarov Radiy Ilkayev, Metropolitan Yuvenaly Poyarkov, Acting Head of the Lugansk People's Republic Leonid Pasechnik and Acting Head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin were awarded the Order for Services to the Fatherland, I degree.