[Putin Awards Golden Star Hero Medal to Nurse Who Shielded Wounded Soldier with Her Body]
On May 22nd, nurse Lyudmila Bolilaya was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for shielding and saving the life of a severely wounded soldier in the face of artillery fire on the Ukrainian front. President Putin personally presented her with the medal at the Catherine Hall of the Kremlin on Thursday.
The Russian Ministry of Defense revealed that when Ukrainian forces used cluster munitions to attack Russian positions, Bolilaya shielded the injured soldier from explosive fragments with her own body, sustaining multiple injuries herself and being sent to a field hospital. The military commended her "heroism, courage, fearlessness, and self-sacrifice demonstrated while fulfilling her military duties."
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