Published on: 2026-10-06
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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70 Moscow firefighters and rescuers have been awarded honorary titles of the city of Moscow. Sergey Sobyanin announced this on his channel in in the messenger “Max”.
“Each of them has hundreds of saved lives and thousands of incidents resolved to their credit. The ‘Honorary Firefighter of the City of Moscow’ award is given for high professionalism in extinguishing fires and protecting people from fire. The title ‘Honorary Rescuer of the City of Moscow’ is awarded for mastery in eliminating the consequences of accidents and incidents,” noted Sergey Sobyanin.
Source: Mayor of Moscow’s channel on in the messenger “Max”
Among the recognized specialists is Yuri Zhukovsky, a representative of the renowned dynasty of firefighters. His grandfather extinguished fires in the capital during the Great Patriotic War. Yuri has progressed from cadet to head of the fire suppression department.
For Vitaly Kulikov, protecting people is also a family affair. He won the “Moscow Masters” contest and was the best firefighter in the capital in 2017. Vitaly’s wife Elena works with him in the fire and rescue team, and his brother serves as a rescuer.
Sergey Semenov has twice been named the best rescuer in Moscow. He is a master of sports in rescue all-around and an honorary donor. Alexander Panormov began his service as a volunteer, helping victims of the earthquake in Spitak (Armenia), and now heads the search and emergency rescue service of the Moscow Aviation Center. He has trained several generations of specialists.
Andrei Makarevich works in the city water rescue and search service. He participated in the rescue of 29 people, as well as in the elimination of the consequences of the flood in the Far East in 2013.
Recently, Andrey Potapov received an honorary title. He has been serving for almost a quarter of a century and has progressed from being a fire truck driver to the head of a fire and rescue unit. The specialist has been awarded state and departmental honors.
“Many thanks to all the awardees and your colleagues for your service! Your work is very important in a dynamically developing metropolis where safety is the highest priority,” concluded the Mayor of Moscow.
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