Vladimir Litvin, Aleksandr Meshcheryakov and Ivan Krasilnikov

Veteran of the Great Patriotic War, General Lieutenant Ivan Krasilnikov (right), Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Vladimir Litvin (left) and Deputy Head of Shevchenkovskiy district state administration Aleksandr Meshcheryakov in Kiev, on Thursday, May 5, 2011. Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Vladimir Litvin has paid a visit to veteran of the Great Patriotic War, General Lieutenant Ivan Krasilnikov, which was born on June 22, 1922. Vladimir Litvin awarded the veteran the Honorary Certificate of Verkhovna Rada. Ivan Krasilnikov was earlier awarded the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitskiy, the Order of the Red Banner, two orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st class and others, as well as 40 medals. Photo by Anastasiya Sirotkina / POOL / UNIAN