PRESS RELEASE : Volodymyr Zelenskyy conferred the honorary title of the Rescuer City upon Prague [October 2022]

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 28 October 2022.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Decree № 742/2022 on conferring the honorary title of the Rescuer City upon the city of Prague.

The title celebrates the solidarity of the local authorities, residents and volunteers of Prague with the Ukrainian people, the comprehensive large-scale assistance to the citizens of Ukraine who were forced to leave their homeland as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, as well as the strong support for our state in protecting its independence and sovereignty.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, Prague has sheltered more than 100,000 Ukrainians who came to the Czech Republic in search of salvation. In total, the country gave shelter to more than 460,000 Ukrainian citizens.

The Czech Republic actively and decisively supports our country in countering the aggression of the Russian Federation and overcoming its consequences. The Czech Republic is also one of the leaders in providing security assistance to Ukraine.

Prague became the third city, after Poland’s Rzeszów and Przemyśl, to be awarded the honorary title of the Rescuer City.