““Rescuer City”: Zelensky presented the mayor of Warsaw with a special award from Ukraine. The President of Ukraine awarded Warsaw the “Rescuer City” award for helping Ukrainian refugees and supporting Ukraine. The award was received by the mayor of the city, Rafal Tshaskovskyi, during Zelenskyi’s visit to Poland.”, — write on: unn.ua
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The award was given to the capital of Poland for the demonstrated humanism, mercy and solidarity with the Ukrainian people, comprehensive assistance to Ukrainians who were forced to leave Ukraine due to Russian armed aggression, as well as for the strong support of our state in the defense of independence and sovereignty. The honor was received by the mayor of Warsaw, Rafal Tszaskowski.
The “Rescuer City” award was previously awarded to other Polish cities – Rzeszów, Przemyśl, Lublin and Chelm. It was presented by Volodymyr Zelenskyi during his official visit to Poland in April 2023.
Then the President noted the scale of assistance provided to Ukraine by Polish border towns. This includes, in particular, the arrangement of hundreds of reception points for Ukrainians, the creation of hubs and logistics centers for the collection and transfer of humanitarian goods.
The “Savior City” distinction was also awarded to Paris, Prague and Vilnius.