Eight representatives of law enforcement agencies of the Vitebsk region were awarded state honors

President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 76 "On Awards," in accordance with which 52 people, including from the Vitebsk region, have been awarded orders and medals for exemplary performance of official duties, high professionalism, personal courage and bravery shown in the fight against crime.

In particular, the medal "For Distinction in Public Order Protection" was awarded to Alexander Rukol, Deputy Head of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Regional Executive Committee – Head of Public Security Police; Anzhela Chernik, Deputy Head of the Citizenship and Migration Department of the Public Security Police of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Regional Executive Committee; Alexander Matskevich, Squad Commander of the 1st Company of the Special Purpose Police Detachment of the Patrol and Sentry Service Regiment of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Regional Executive Committee; Dmitry Rogovsky, Senior Operative Officer for Especially Important Cases of the 4th Department of the Economic Crimes Directorate of the Criminal Police of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Regional Executive Committee; Nikolai Volchkov, Head of the Staff of the Internal Affairs Department of the Orsha District Executive Committee; Vladimir Vologa, Head of the Juvenile Inspectorate of the Public Security Police of the Internal Affairs Department of the Administration of the Zheleznodorozhny District of Vitebsk; Stepan Shakel, Head of the Temporary Detention Facility for Detained or Arrested Persons of the Public Security Police of the Internal Affairs Department of the Braslav District Executive Committee; Ivan Khudoley, Senior Operative Officer of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Criminal Police of the Internal Affairs Department of the Chashniksky District Executive Committee.

In addition, an order was signed to announce the Gratitude of the President of the Republic of Belarus to Svetlana Okruzhna, drama actress, leading stage master of the Yanka Kupala National Academic Drama Theater.

Olga Maslovskaya, "Vitebskiye Vesti". Photos from open sources.