History

The Order was established in 1995 by President Leonid Kuchma and first awarded on May 7.

It is awarded for exceptional duty in the defence of Ukraine.

The Order is named after Bohdan Kymelnytsky, who was a Ukrainian Cossack during the 17th century. He fought the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and helped shape the country of Ukraine into what it is today.

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