Ukraine is honouring over 1,000 women with the award “heroic mother,” given to women who have raised five or more children.
The announcement that 1,085 Ukrainian mothers would be given the honour was made on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s official website on Sunday. The award commends “mothers who have raised five or more children from birth to the age of eight or older, creating welcoming conditions for their children’s education, as well as physical, intellectual and spiritual development.”
The honour is given annually and was widely handed out across the Soviet Union before its break-up at the end of 1991. …read more
Source: Newsweek
