Cross of Saint George, fourth class, for courage and heroism displayed in the performance of military duties. A further 263 servicemen were decorated with the Cross of Saint George for distinction displayed in the Georgia operation. List of the 11 initial recipients in August 2008: Adushkin, Sergei Ravilyevich, junior sergeant Alekseev, Sergey Alexandrovich, junior sergeant Bazhenov, Taras Germanovich, private Kelohsaev, Atsamaz Tamerlanovich, junior sergeant Krupchatnikov, Alexander Dmitrievich, private Mustafin, Farid Ravkatovich, private Nurgaliyev, Nail Ravilyevich, private Polushkin, Sergei Nikolaevich, junior sergeant Revin, Nikolai Dmitrievich, private Suvorov, Dmitry Alexandrovich, private Yunusov, Rustam Abdukadirovich, junior sergeant Russo-Ukrainan War On New Year 2022, Russian president Vladimir Putin awarded the Cross of St. George to military personnel serving in the war in Ukraine. Award description The modern Cross of Saint George is virtually identical to the imperial variant. It is a 34mm wide cross pattée worn on the left side of the chest with other medals, the obverse has a central medallion bearing the right facing image of Saint George on horseback slaying the dragon. The reverse of the central medallion bears the Cyrillic monogram of the Order of Saint George "SG" (Russian: «СГ»). The reverse of the two lateral arms of the cross bear the serial number of the award, the left arm having an embossed letter "N" at its left extremity. The class of the cross is embossed on the reverse of the lower arm, "1-я степ" for the first class, "2-я степ" for the second class, "3-я степ" for the third class and "4-я степ" for the fourth class. The crosses first and second class are made of gilt silver, the crosses third and fourth class are made of silver. All four crosses hang from the standard Russian pentagonal mount covered with an overlapping 24mm wide silk moiré ribbon of Saint George. A bow made of the same ribbon is affixed to the crosses first and third class to distinguish them from the second and fourth class awards. When the cross is not worn, a ribbon bar is worn on the uniform. The ribbon bar is 8mm high by 24mm wide, it bears a 7mm high golden metallic Roman numeral denoting the class of the award. See also Awards and decorations of the Russian Federation Order of Saint George Order of Glory Ribbon of Saint George References External links The Commission on State Awards to the President of the Russian Federation