In accordance with the Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 16/2023 “On State Awards of Ukraine”.
Junior Sergeant Volodymyr Ivanovich Kovaliv was awarded the Order of Courage, III degree, for personal courage and self-sacrifice in the defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine (posthumously).
From the first days of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Volodymyr Kovaliv defended the state in the ranks of territorial defense. Died in a battle with the occupiers in Kharkiv Oblast in April 2022.
The deceased Hero is survived by his wife and three children.
Eternal honor and memory of the Hero!