In the decree of the President of Ukraine No. 93/2020 “On Awarding the State Awards of Ukraine” of March 18, Volodymyr Zelenskyi awarded Maksym Khitailov posthumously with the Third Grade Order For Courage “For devoted serving to the Ukrainian people, personal courage demonstrated while protecting the national sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Ukraine”.
22 year old Maksym Khitailov was a third-year student at the Educational and Research Institute of Architecture and Construction when he decided to do military service in the Military Forces of Ukraine. He became grenade launcher operator of 72d separate mechanized brigade named for Chorni Zaporozhtsi (“Black Zaporozhian Cossacks”) and died in a battle on February, 22 in Luhansk region.
