Five Azovstal defenders were awarded the title of Heroes of Ukraine

Among the awarded is the Commander of the Azov Regiment Denys Prokopenko, his deputy Sviatoslav Palamar, the senior officer of "Azov" Oleg Khomenko, commander of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade Serhii Volynskyi, and the commander of the 12th Brigade of the National Guard Denys Shleha.

They met with their relatives who arrived in Türkiye.