Russia's War Against Ukraine UkrInform: President Poroshenko awards 41 Ukrainian servicepersons By UkrInform. Published April 19, 2019 at 1:31 pm A Ukrainian soldier patrols on the front line with Russian-backed separatists not far from the town of Horlivka on March 21, 2019. Photo by AFP President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree on state awards for 41 Ukrainian servicepersons. Read more here.