Prvními vyznamenanými byli velitel ponorkové brigády Černomořského loďstva viceadmirál Pavel Ivanovič Boltunov a velitel letectva Černomořského loďstva generálporučík Vasilij Vasiljevič Jermačenkov ze dne 16.
Alexandr Morozov, journalist: Gonin had been involved in 1990s elections and many have known him as such [political consultant]. In particular Gonin handled the campaign of [Alexey] Zagrebin who represented Udmurtya during that election.