Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded US First Lady Melania Trump the Order of Princess Olga, First Class. The state decoration was awarded for her humanitarian support for Ukraine and efforts to rescue Ukrainian children and civilians affected by Russian aggression.
The corresponding decree No. 1079/2026 has been published on the website of the President of Ukraine.
The decree states that Melania Trump was honored for her significant personal contribution to humanitarian support for Ukraine, as well as her active human rights advocacy and charitable work aimed at rescuing Ukrainian children, including those illegally deported and forcibly displaced from Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied by Russia.
As previously reported, at least six operations have been carried out with Melania Trump’s assistance, resulting in the return of 34 children who had been separated from their families as a result of Russian aggression. A communication channel established during these operations was subsequently used to prepare a humanitarian mission in Russian-occupied Oleshky, Kherson region.
The US First Lady was directly involved in preparing arrangements for a temporary ceasefire to allow a humanitarian mission in Russian-occupied Oleshky, Kherson region. According to the White House, she and her representative coordinated the delivery of aid, demining of routes, and evacuation of civilians with the Ukrainian and Russian sides. Following the mission, Melania Trump called for the ceasefire in Oleshky to become the beginning of lasting peace.
