President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded the Order of Freedom to two young partisans, Tigran Ohanisyan and Mykyta Hanganova, who were killed by occupying forces in Berdyansk.

Source: Presidential decree dated July 19

Direct quote: "For civil bravery, patriotism, and selfless defense of the sovereignty and independence of the Ukrainian state, as well as constitutional rights and freedoms, I decree:

To award the Order of Freedom

Tigran Hryhorovych Ohanisyan (posthumously) – a student of Berdyansk secondary school No. 7.

Mykyta Serhiyovych Hanganova (posthumously) – a student of Berdyansk secondary school No. 1, Zaporizhzhia region."

Learn more: The story of two teens who awaited Ukraine and the tragic circumstances of their deaths in Russian-occupied Berdyansk.