Today in the session hall of the Volyn Oblast Council, a ceremonial presentation of Presidential awards to active participants of the Orange Revolution took place. Volodymyr Bondar, in his introductory remarks, recalling the "orange" times, said in particular: "Then we all did not realize the dangers, we realized one thing – if we do not win, Ukraine will perish." He noted that in the activities of the new government "there are positives, there are mistakes, there are shortcomings." The governor reminded of the right of battle comrades and asked, if something is wrong, "judge all of us who came to power, but do it sincerely." After that, Bondar presented to Volyn residents, active participants of the "orange revolution," on behalf of the President of Ukraine, 54 certificates of honor. On behalf of the Central Election Commission, deputy head of the oblast council Vasyl Struk presented 28 commendations to members of election commissions, and on behalf of the public organization "Our Ukraine" and the organization of battle commanders, Valeriy Vasylyuk presented certificates of honor and badges to 101 Volyn "Guardians of the Revolution."