The article uses the latest official Romanization of Ukrainian on resolution of the Government of Ukraine. This is a list of individuals who have been presented with the title Hero of Ukraine in reverse chronological order. , the total number of awards is 692. Some decrees on the assignment of the title Hero of Ukraine were not published. Out of all recipients, 421 (%) have a distinction of the "Order of the Gold Star" and 271 (%) have a distinction of the "Order of the State". Number of awards that were given posthumously is 296 (%). By gender, 652 (%) of the recipients are men. The youngest recipient is a Ukrainian Paralympian athlete Viktor Smyrnov who was 18 years and 78 days old. The oldest recipient – Maksym Hulyi received the award on his 100th birthday. The only non-citizen awarded the award and for whom specifically an exclusion was made at parliamentary level was Belarusian Mikhail Zhyzneuski in June 2017 (Zhyzneuski was awarded posthumously). There are however 17 other individuals who were awarded the Hero of Ukraine and who were never citizens of Ukraine as they died before Ukraine obtained its independence. Among them are Avgustyn Voloshyn, Stepan Bandera (annulled), Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Vasyl Stus, liquidators Mykola Vashchuk, Vasyl Ihnatenko, Oleksandr Lelechko, Mykola Tytenok, Volodymyr Tishura. There are 17 heroes of Ukraine who previously were awarded the Hero of Socialist Labour. 2022 : 196. 2021 Total number of awards: 17. 2020 Total number of awards: 22. 2019 Total number of awards: 14. 2018 Total number of awards: 4. 2017 Total number of awards: 10. 2016 Total number of awards: 12. 2015 Total number of awards: 21. 2014 Total number of awards: 110. 2013 Total number of awards: 11. 2012 Total number of awards: 10. 2011 Total number of awards: 11. 2010 Total number of awards: 11. Some of the awards have come into question. See Hero of Ukraine: Controversial awards for more details. 2009 Total number of awards: 27. 2008 Total number of awards: 18. 2007 Total number of awards: 25. Some of the awards have come into question. See Hero of Ukraine: Controversial awards for more details. 2006 Total number of awards: 25. 2005 Total number of awards: 17. 2004 Total number of awards: 41. Some of the awards have come into question. See Hero of Ukraine: Controversial awards for more details. 2003 Total number of awards: 16. 2002 Total