The video with the award was published by the Zvezda Telegram channel.
“I serve Russia,” said Surovikin.
On October 8, the Ministry of Defense announced that General of the Army Sergei Surovikin had been appointed commander of the joint group of troops in the NVO area.
At the end of October 2017, Surovikin was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
He twice led the grouping of Russian troops in Syria - in 2017 and 2019.