▁to ▁Captain ▁Second ▁Rank ▁Nikol ai ▁Sh um kov ▁for ▁command ing ▁the ▁sub marine ▁B - 1 3 0 ▁that ▁test ▁launched ▁the ▁first ▁Soviet ▁nuclear ▁tor ped o . ▁ ▁An ▁estimated ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁med als ▁of ▁U sh akov ▁were ▁awarded ▁from ▁its ▁creation ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁ ▁By ▁President ial ▁Dec ree ▁№ ▁ 4 4 2 ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Medal ▁of ▁U sh akov ▁was ▁retained ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁basic ▁design ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁after ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁USS R . ▁Its ▁stat ute ▁was ▁am ended ▁by ▁President ial ▁Dec rees , ▁№ 1 9 ▁of ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁№ 1 0 9 9 ▁of ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Modern ▁stat ute ▁ ▁The ▁Medal ▁of ▁U sh akov ▁is ▁awarded ▁to ▁soldiers ▁and ▁sail ors ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Border ▁Guard ▁Service ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Security ▁Service ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁for ▁bra very ▁and ▁courage ▁displayed ▁while ▁def ending ▁the ▁Mother land ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁in ▁naval ▁the at res ▁of ▁military ▁operations , ▁while ▁protect ing ▁the ▁state ▁borders ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation , ▁in ▁carrying ▁out ▁naval ▁combat ▁miss