Viacheslav Ponomarenko
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Viacheslav Ponomarenko | |
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| Native name | В‘ячеслав Анатолійович Пономаренко |
| Birth name | Viacheslav Analoliyovych Ponomarenko |
| Born | 27 September 1982 |
| Allegiance |  Ukraine |
| Service/ |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Ukrainian War |
| Awards |  Hero of Ukraine |
Viacheslav Ponomarenko (Ukrainian: В’ячеслав Анатолійович Пономаренко; born 27 September 1982) is a lieutenant colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a participant in the Russo-Ukrainian war.[1] He is Hero of Ukraine with the award of the Order of the Golden Star. He plays rugby union for the Ukraine national rugby union team.
Awards[edit]
- The title of Hero of Ukraine with the award of the Order of the Golden Star (2022) — for personal courage and heroism shown in the defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, loyalty to the military oath.[2]
Rugby union[edit]
Ponomarenko is a centre for the Ukraine national team and is a member of RC Olymp which plays in the Ukraine Rugby Superliga.[3] He mde his debut for the national side in 2008.[4][5]
| Full name | В‘ячеслав Анатолійович Пономаренко | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 September 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References[edit]
- ^ Очеретянко, С. І. (2023-07-08). Пономаренко В’ячеслав Анатолійович (in Ukrainian). Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. ISBN 978-966-02-2074-4.
- ^ ПРЕЗИДЕНТ УКРАЇНИ ВОЛОДИМИР ЗЕЛЕНСЬКИЙ. Офіційне інтернет-представництво. "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №122/2022. Про присвоєння звання Герой України". president.gov.ua.
- ^ Gallagher, Brenden (10 April 2022). "Oleksiy is one of the real heroes". The RugbyPaper. No. 708. p. 25.
- ^ "TotalRugby - Zur Adventszeit: Spenden mit Rugby-Bezug". www.totalrugby.de. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Vyacheslav PONOMARENKO - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
External links[edit]
- president.gov.ua About conferring the title of Hero of Ukraine
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