Sergey Kiriyenko received the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 1st class
Sergei Kiriyenko, the First Deputy Chief of the Presidential Administration, was seemingly honored yesterday at a private gathering in the Kremlin with the Order «For Services to the Fatherland» of the highest rank.
Based on the footage from the award presentation shared by ChGTRK «Grozny», an individual who appears to be Kiriyenko is positioned in the first line, and an individual hands over a dark crimson sash over his right shoulder, on which the emblem of the Order «For Merit to the Fatherland» is displayed. I rank.
Also noticeable in the video are Viktor Zolotov, the chief of the Russian Guard (Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen leader, declared he obtained the title of Hero of Russia last night), Yuri Kovalchuk, a very close associate of Vladimir Putin, Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov) of Simferopol and Crimea, the president’s spiritual advisor, and Konstantin Chuychenko, the Minister of Justice. Putin bestowed upon Kadyrov the Order «For Services to the Fatherland» II rank.
