From the first days of the full-scale invasion, Senior Lieutenant Volodymyr Pogranichny voluntarily stood up for the defense of Ukraine as part of the 103rd separate brigade of the TrO.
Received an honorary award from the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for personal resilience and determination during military duty.
The “Silver Cross” was presented to the defender by the head of Chervonograd RVA Andriy Dyachenko.