Zelensky presents Gold Star order to parents of Stepan Chubenko

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24 August at 23:37

Last update 25 August at 09:50
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President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded the Gold Star order to the parents of Stepan Chubenko on 24 August 2026. Chubenko, a 16-year-old schoolboy from Kramatorsk, was killed by militants in 2014.

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Gold Star order awarded on 24 August 2026
Stepan Chubenko was killed in 2014
He was a 16-year-old schoolboy from Kramatorsk
Hero of Ukraine title granted by decree on 1 October 2025
Chubenko was murdered by militants in Donetsk after torture

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Дзеркало тижняMedia businessCommentary
- first item 24 August at 23:37
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Зеленський передав батькам Степана Чубенка орден «Золота Зірка»
РубрикаMedia business
- first item 25 August at 09:50
- caught up, 10 h later
- national desk
Зеленський передав батькам Чубенка орден “Золота Зірка”: підлітка вбили бойовики у Донецьку в 2014 році

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Дзеркало тижня
- earliest collected report
- 24 August at 23:37
Зеленський передав батькам Степана Чубенка орден «Золота Зірка»
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  - 10 h later
  Зеленський передав батькам Чубенка орден “Золота Зірка”: підлітка вбили бойовики у Донецьку в 2014 році

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