Belarus President Awards State Honors to 43 Individuals Across Various Fields

Representatives from various fields have been awarded state honors and the President of Belarus's gratitude. Alexander Lukashenko signed the corresponding decree and order. 43 people were awarded orders, medals, and honorary titles. Marina Anikeeva, General Director of OJSC 'Molochny Mir', was awarded the Order of the Fatherland, III degree, and Alexander Shishko, Chairman of the SPK 'Ozery Grodno District', received the Order of Honor. A large group was awarded the 'For Labor Merits' medal, including Elena Buyalskaya, a forester's assistant at the Kozhansky Forestry of the 'Braslaw Lakes' National Park, Klavdia Kuzmich, head of Pharmacy No. 12 of RUP 'BelLekoTsent', and Petr Paprotsky, director of the Grushevsky Repair and Mechanical Plant. Vladimir Lelevich, head of the Department of Biochemistry at the Grodno State Medical University, was awarded the Medal of Francysk Skaryna. Honorary titles of the Republic of Belarus were also conferred. Oleg Skovorodko, a painter and member of the Vitebsk regional organization of the Belarusian Union of Artists, was awarded the title of Honored Art Worker. The title of Honored Scientist was awarded to Oleg Dormeshkin, professor at the Belarusian State Technological University (BSTU), and Vitaly Shevlyakov, chief researcher at the Research Institute of Hygiene, Toxicology, Epidemiology, Virology and Microbiology. Inna Medvedeva, Chairperson of the National Statistical Committee, was awarded the title of Honored Economist. The title of Honored Education Worker was conferred on Natalia Chernaya, professor at BSTU, Viktor Leontiev, head of the biotechnology department at the same university, and Sergey Fomin, professor at the Department of State and Military Administration at the General Staff Faculty of the Military Academy. The company OJSC 'Dorstroymontazhtrast' received the President's gratitude for its significant contribution to the development of the construction industry and effective production activities. 16 other individuals were also awarded the President's gratitude for long-term productive work and achievements in their professional activities, including Andrei Sobolevsky, head of the tax inspection in Minsk, Gennady Kondratenko, professor at the Belarusian State Medical University, Dmitry Dyagilev, head of the Department of Financial Investigations of the KGB in the Minsk region and Minsk city, Natalia Valevach, chief nurse of the Republican Clinical Medical Center of the Presidential Affairs Office, Maxim Bolotyany, head of the Nesvizh District Emergency Situations Department, and Andrei Buben, machine operator at the 'Ditva' peat briquette plant in the Lida district.