Volodymyr Zelensky described the soldier as 'very brave' during his meeting with President Joe Biden.
Volodymyr Zelensky
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the coins have been an American military tradition for more than a century"meant to instill unit pride, improve esprit de corps and reward hard work and excellence."the gift was a"gesture of moral support." Zelensky presented Commander Cherniavskyi's Cross of Military Merit, awarded for valor in battle, to Biden on the soldier's behalf during theirCherniavskyi was a commander of the U.S.-supplied HIMARS in Bakhmut in the Donetsk region where Ukrainians and Russians areDuring their meeting in the Oval Office, Zelensky told Biden:"[Cherniavskyi's] very brave, and he said, 'Give it to a very brave president.
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