Zelenskyy visits contact line in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and receives challenge coin from soldiers

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the frontline positions of the Ukrainian military during his visit to Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Source: President’s Office of Ukraine

Quote: "I am honoured to be here today and thank you for protecting our state, all of us, our sovereignty, our cities, our children.

I wish us all victory. Live and fight. With people like you, we will definitely win."

Details: The president was reportedly briefed on the operational situation in the various parts of the frontline and the current supply of ammunition and equipment.

Zelenskyy also decorated the servicemen with state awards. The defenders of Ukraine received the third-class Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi and third-class Order For Courage from the president.

In return, the soldiers presented the head of state with a coin which symbolises military brotherhood.

For reference: As ArmyInform, a news agency of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, has reported, there is an informal badge [coin] in many countries’ military fraternities. It is called differently, for example, a coin or medallion, a challenger coin, a challenge medallion, a coin of attraction, or a challenge coin. However, the military often uses the word in the original language, i.e., coin.

The coin size is supposed to be smaller than the palm of a hand, and sincere words should be spoken when shaking hands. Usually, the coin is made of different metals, from simple to more expensive. Most often, the shape of the item is round, but there are also triangular signs, chevron, oval and diamond shapes.

This tradition was introduced in Ukraine along with the reform of the NCO corps in the country’s armed forces.

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