{
  "id": 3526394,
  "title": "Zelenskyy awards Golden Stars to Biletsky, Kolodiy; honors other soldiers on frontlines",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/zelenskyy-awards-golden-stars-to-biletsky-kolodiy-honors-other",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T14:26:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1196209.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the front lines and bestowed the prestigious Golden Star orders upon Heroes of Ukraine Andriy Biletsky and Eduard Kolodiy. The ceremony also saw other state awards presented to soldiers engaged in the Oleksandrivka operation. Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude to the soldiers for their unwavering defense of the state, especially in the most challenging territories. He emphasized that the enemy seeks to erase Ukrainian history, but the Ukrainian people will continue to fight for their independence. On Independence Day, August 24, Zelenskyy had already honored Biletsky, commander of the Third Army Corps of the Skhid Operational Command, and other distinguished soldiers with the Hero of Ukraine title and the Golden Star order.",
  "summary": "During a visit to the front lines, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded the Golden Star orders to Heroes of Ukraine Andriy Biletsky and Eduard Kolodiy and presented other state awards to soldiers participating in Oleksandrivka operation.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Zelenskyy: Donetsk region positions to be reinforced by 2 revamped groupings under Prokopenko, Biletsky",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/zelenskyy-donetsk-region-positions-to-be-reinforced-by-2-revamped",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:48:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Zelenskyy announces two reinforced military groupings in Donetsk Oblast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/zelenskyy-announces-two-reinforced-military-groupings-in-donetsk",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}