General Popov, convicted of theft during the construction of fortifications in the Zaporizhzhya region, was awarded the Order for Merit before this region
The head of the Zaporizhzhya region, Evgeny Balitsky, appointed by the Russian authorities, handed the Order “For Merit to the Zaporizhzhya Region” of the 1st degree to the ex-commander of the 58th Army Ivan Popov. Balitsky himself reported this in his telegram channel. As follows from the wording, the award is awarded for “courage, professionalism and the fulfillment of official duty” - in particular, for the reflection of the counter -cost of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the summer of 2023.