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Order of the Heaven's Hundred Heroes
Order of the Heaven's Hundred Heroes
Type	Single-grade order
Awarded for	Defending principles of democracy, human rights and freedom during the Euromaidan-protests
Presented by	Ukraine
Motto	Freedom and Dignity
Status	Currently awarded
Established	1 July 2014
First awarded	27 November 2014
Total	4
Total awarded posthumously	4
Ribbon of the Order of the Heaven's Hundred Heroes
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Next (lower)	Order For Courage

The Order of the Heaven's Hundred Heroes (Ukrainian: Орден Героїв Небесної Сотні) is an order of Ukraine presented for civil courage, patriotism and the defense of the constitutional principles of democracy, human rights and freedom; humanitarian, social and charitable activities; selfless service to the Ukrainian people during the Euromaidan-protests; as well as any events related to the protection of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

Background

The name "Heaven's Hundred" refers to the participants killed during Euromaidan.

The order was established on 1 July 2014 when the Verkhovna Rada (the parliament of Ukraine) adopted the Law "On amendments to article 7 of the Law of Ukraine "On National Awards of Ukraine". On 26 June 2014, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko first proposed to parliament to amend the law on government awards by introducing the Order of the Heroes of the Heaven's Hundred.

Appearance

A nationwide contest for the best design of the Order of Heroes hundreds of Heaven was won by Taras Wozniak and Konstantina Kovalyshyn from Lviv.

Recipients

On 27 November 2014, the three non-Ukrainian citizens killed in the Euromaidan events were each posthumously awarded the title Knight of the Order of the Heaven's Hundred Heroes.

•  Republic of Belarus — Mykhailo Zhyznevskyi (26 January 1988 – 22 January 2014), shot in the heart
•  Georgia — Zurab Khurtsia (29 July 1960 – 18 February 2014), died of heart attack during demonstrations in Independence Square
•  Georgia — David Kipiani (28 June 1980 – 21 February 2014), shot twice

On 16 February 2018, Taras Bilchuk was posthumously awarded the title Knight of the Order of the Heaven's Hundred Heroes.

•  Ukraine — Taras Bilchuk (1960 – 14 August 2017)

See also

• List of people killed during Euromaidan
• Commemorative Medal for Participants of the Barricades of 1991, a similar Latvian award

References

1. Parliament supported President’s initiative on the establishment of order of Heroes of Nebesna Sotnya // Official web-site of the President of Ukraine, 01.07.2014
2. The VR has established an order of "Heroes of Heavenly hundred", NovostiMira (1 July 2014)
3. (in Ukrainian) The Council established the Order of Heroes Hundreds of Heaven, Ukrayinska Pravda (1 July 2014)
4. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine established the order of the Characters hundreds of Heaven, news.rin.ru (1 July 2014)
5. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Law “On amendments to article 7 of the Law of Ukraine “On National Awards of Ukraine” (re establishing the order of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes), Verkhovna Rada (1 July 2014)
6. Poroshenko asks Rada to introduce Order of Heroes of Heavenly Hundred, Kyiv Post (26 June 2014)
7. (in Ukrainian) Winners of the All-Ukrainian contest sketch of the Order of Heroes Hundreds of Heaven - the press service of the Ministry of Culture., uapress (5 August 2014)
8. (in Ukrainian) The Rada established the Order of Heroes hundreds of Heaven, Vysoky Zamok (newspaper) (1 July 2014)
9. (in Ukrainian) Президент нагородив орденами Героїв Небесної Сотні трьох іноземців, які загинули під час Революції Гідності // Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
10. (in Ukrainian) Тарас Більчук був надзвичайно світлою людиною — Президент вручив орден Героїв Небесної Сотні доньці активіста // Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України, 18 лютого 2018 р.

External links

• Laws of Ukraine «About the state awards of Ukraine»
• Указ Президента України № 844/2014 від 3 листопада 2014 року "Про орден Героїв Небесної Сотні"

v t e Euromaidan and the Revolution of Dignity
21 November 2013 – 23 February 2014
Main topics	Timeline of the Euromaidan Domestic responses to the Euromaidan International reactions to the Euromaidan Casualties Heavenly Hundred Order of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes Damaged communist monuments
Main events	1 December 2013 riots Fall of the monument to Lenin in Kyiv 11 December 2013 assault Ukrainian–Russian action plan Anti-Maidan Vasylkiv terrorists case Anti-protest laws in Ukraine 2014 Odesa clashes 2014 Hrushevskoho Street riots 2014 RSA occupations Agreement on settlement of political crisis in Ukraine Revolution of Dignity
Aftermath	2014 pro-Russian unrest Timeline Russian military intervention 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia Timeline War in Donbas timeline First Yatsenyuk government Lustration in Ukraine Decommunization in Ukraine
Elections	2014 Ukrainian presidential election 2014 Ukrainian local elections 2014 Kyiv local election 2014 Crimean status referendum 2014 Donbas status referendums 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Main places	Maidan Nezalezhnosti Mezhyhirya Khreshchatyk Lypky Bankova Street European Square Hrushevskoho Street Dynamo Stadium Kyiv City Council Trade Unions Building Ukrainian House Mariinskyi Park October Palace Kyiv Conservatory
European integration	Ukraine–European Union relations Eastern Partnership European Union Association Agreement European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement Constitution of Ukraine
Protest figures	Organizations Maidan People's Union Euromaidan Press Parliamentary opposition parties Batkivshchyna Svoboda UDAR Other parties Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists Democratic Alliance UNA–UNSO United Left and Peasants Civic organizations Automaidan Road Control Vidsich Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Militant groups Right Sector Spilna Sprava Lead figures Vitali Klitschko Arseniy Yatsenyuk Oleh Tyahnybok Petro Poroshenko Yuriy Lutsenko Oleksandr Turchynov Yulia Tymoshenko Andriy Parubiy Andriy Sadovyi Arsen Avakov Ruslana Tetiana Chornovol Dmytro Bulatov Dmytro Yarosh Refat Chubarov
Anti-protest figures	Organizations Second Azarov government Ministry of Internal Affairs Internal Troops of Ukraine Security Service of Ukraine Berkut Militsiya (Ukraine) Party of Regions Titushky Night Wolves Don Cossacks Antimaidan Lead figures Viktor Yanukovych Mykola Azarov Serhiy Arbuzov Vitaliy Zakharchenko Oleksandr Yefremov Andriy Klyuyev Hennadiy Kernes Mykhailo Dobkin Viktor Pshonka Olena Lukash Yuriy Boyko Leonid Kozhara Dmytro Tabachnyk Oleksandr Klymenko

v t e Orders, decorations, and medals of Ukraine
The highest decoration	Hero of Ukraine — Order of the Gold Star Order of the State
Main Honorary titles	People's Artist
Orders	Order of Liberty  Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise  Order of Merit  Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky  Order of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes  Order for Courage  Order of Princess Olga  Order of Danylo Halytsky  Order For Brave Miners' Work
Smaller Honorary titles	Honoured Artist
Medals	Medal For Military Service to Ukraine  Medal "For Irreproachable Service"  "Defender of the Motherland" Medal  Medal "For Saving Life"
Special Decoration	The Presentational Fire-Arm
Presidential honors	Cross of Ivan Mazepa  Medal For Labour and Victory  60 Years of Clearing of Ukraine from Fascist Aggressors Medal  20 Years of Independence of Ukraine Medal  25 Years of Independence of Ukraine Medal  25 Years of Withdrawal from Afghanistan Medal  70 Years of Clearing of Ukraine from Fascist Aggressors Medal  70 Years of Victory over Nazism Medal  President's Award for Anti-Terrorist Operation Service  President's Award for Anti-Terrorist Operation Humanitarian Service
Honorary awards	Hero City of Ukraine Savior City For Courage and Bravery
See also: Ukrainian Armed Forces (before 2012) · Commonwealth of Independent States · Historical · Sports honours

• Euromaidan
• Orders, decorations, and medals of Ukraine
• Awards established in 2014
• 2014 establishments in Ukraine