of his injuries in the early hours of the following day. He was posthumously granted the title Hero of Ukraine on 6 May 2005. Honours and awards Order of the Red Banner Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class Order of the Red Star Order of the "Gold Star" Hero of Ukraine – for military valour in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945, the personal courage and heroism displayed in the Berlin operation and installation of the Victory Banner over the Reichstag, posthumously) Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" References Annotations External links Oleksi Berest on the Heroes of the Ukraine website. Oleksi Berest on a Sumy newspaper website. 1921 births 1970 deaths People from Sumy Oblast Soviet military personnel of World War II from Ukraine Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Railway accident deaths in Russia Recipients of the Order of Gold Star (Ukraine) Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner People convicted of embezzlement People nominated for the title Hero of the Soviet Union