Key facts
- Type
- National order
- Eligibility
- Citizens of Ukraine
- Awarded for
- Personal heroism and great labor achievements
- Status
- Active
- Grades
- Order of the State (HOU), Order of the Gold Star (HOU)
- First induction
- 26 November 1998
- Last induction
- 24 March 2026
- Total inductees
- no less than 1281
- Next higher
- None
- Next lower
- Cross of Military Merit (Ukraine)
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Medal of Golden Star Ukraine.jpg
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A Hero of Ukraine (abbr. HOU; Ukrainian: Герой України, romanized: Heroi Ukrainy) is the highest national decoration that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the president of Ukraine.
The decoration was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma. As of March 25, 2026, the total number of recipients was no less than 1,281 (of which decrees awarding 1,239 individuals were published, and for at least 42 individuals, the decrees were not made public).