The Kyiv City Council awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen of Kyiv" to ex-commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valeriy Zaluzhny and poetess Lina Kostenko, Mayor of the capital Vitali Klitschko said.

"Today, by the decision of the Kyiv City Council, the capital expressed its respect and awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Kyiv to two people who are real moral authorities for Kyiv residents and Ukrainians - Lina Kostenko and Valeriy Zaluzhny,"
Klitschko wrote on the Telegram channel on Wednesday.

He noted that Kyiv distinguished Zaluzhny for his personal merits during the defense of the capital and in the protection of state sovereignty and freedom of Ukraine.

"I was very pleased to present the awards [...] at Lina Vasylyivna's house,"
Klitschko added.

"It is a great honor for me to be next to the Great Man. I thank the community of the city of Kyiv for the trust and the high award,"
Zaluzhny commented on Telegram.

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