The document was published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

“For courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty, to award the title of Hero of the Russian Federation to Abachev Esedulla Abdulmuminovich, Major General, Lapin Alexander Pavlovich, Colonel General,” the decree says.

Earlier, Putin said that he supported the proposal of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to award the title of Hero of Russia to Lapin and Abachev.