List of Heroes of the Russian Federation (Z)

This is a list of people who have been awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation.

To date, the award has been presented an estimated 750 times, including 340 times posthumously.

List of Heroes of the Russian Federation

Recipient	Date conferred	Ukaz №	Conferred posthumously	Conferred for
Igor Zadorozhny	11 November 2003		No	“... courage and heroism displayed during the performance of a soldier's duty in the North Caucasus region..."[1]
Amir Zagayev	8 May 2003	513	Yes	"...courage and heroism displayed in the performance of civil administration in Vedensky District of the Chechen Republic..." [2]
Zagid Zagidov	5 October 1999		No	"...courage and heroism displayed during the liquidation of armed gangs in the North Caucasus region..."[3]
Anatoly Zaitsev	18 August 1993		No	“... courage and heroism displayed during the performance of special operations under life-threatening conditions..."[4]
Andrey Zaitsev	22 December 1999		Yes	“... courage and heroism displayed during the performance of special operations..."[5]
Andrey Zakharchuk	1 December 1995	1205	Yes	“... courage and heroism displayed during a counterterrorism operation..."[6]
Pyotr Zakharchuk	18 November 1996		Yes
Pyotr Zakharov	7 August 2000		Yes	“... courage and heroism displayed during a counterterrorism operation in the North Caucasus region..."[7]
Vladimir Zakharov	19 April 2000		No	“... courage and heroism displayed during a counterterrorism operation in the North Caucasus region..."[8]
Igor Zakirov	14 March 1994	480	No	[9]
Ilfat Zakirov	1 March 2001		Yes	“... courage and heroism displayed during a counterterrorism operation in the North Caucasus region..."[10]
Sergey Zaletin	9 November 2000	1858	No	"...courage and heroism displayed during spaceflight on the orbital scientific research complex "Mir"..."[11]
Valery Zamarayev
Grigory Zamyshlyak
Albert Zaripov	15 May 1996		No	“... courage and heroism displayed during the performance of a soldier's duty in the North Caucasus region..."[12]
Akhmed Zavgayev
Andrey Zavitukhin	11 July 2000		Yes	“... courage and heroism displayed during the performance of a soldier's duty during a counterterrorism operation in the North Caucasus region..."[13]
Vitaly Zavraysky	6 April 2000		No	“... courage and heroism displayed during the performance of a soldier's duty during a counterterrorism operation in the North Caucasus region..."[14]
Andrey Zavyalkin	11 April 2000		Yes	“... courage and heroism displayed during the performance of a soldier's duty during a counterterrorism operation in the North Caucasus region..."[15]
Alexander Zazhigayev	11 November 2000		No	"...courage and heroism displayed during the performance of a soldier's duty..."[16]
Andrey Zelenko	19 August 2000	1534	No	"...courage and heroism displayed during the performance of a soldier's duty..."[17]
Yevgeny Zelenov	15 January 1993	72	No	“... courage and heroism shown during the performance of the special assignment of the evacuation of Russian citizens and employees of foreign missions in Kabul..."[18]
Alexander Zenin	28 February 1994	400	No	"...courage and heroism displayed in the fight against the German-fascist aggressors in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945..."[19]
Badma Zhabon	20 July 1996	1071	No	“... courage and heroism displayed in the partisan struggle against the German-fascist aggressors in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945..."[20]
Vitaly Zhalnin	12 July 1996	1026	No	"...courage and heroism displayed in the fight against the German-fascist aggressors in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945..."[21]
Alexey Zharov	10 March 2000		Yes	“... courage and heroism displayed during the performance of a soldier's duty during a counterterrorism operation in the North Caucasus region..."[22]
Sergey Zheleznov
Dmitry Zhidkov	9 October 2006	1101	Yes	“... courage and heroism displayed during the performance of a soldier's duty in the North Caucasus region..."[23]
Zhantas Zholdinov	30 March 1998		Yes	[24]
Sergey Zhuikov
Alexander Zhukov	7 June 2000		No	“... courage and heroism displayed during the performance of a soldier's duty during a counterterrorism operation in the North Caucasus region..."[25]
Aleksei Zhuravlyov	16 November 1998		Yes	"...courage and heroism displayed during the performance of a soldier's duty..."[26]
Oleg Zobov	23 February 1998	186	No	"...courage and heroism displayed during the performance of a soldier's duty..."[27]
Yevgeny Zolotukhin	10 August 2001		Yes	“... courage and heroism displayed during the performance of special operations under life-threatening conditions..."[28]
Andrey Zozulya	20 July 1996		Yes	[29]
Viktor Zubov
Denis Zuyev	14 March 2000		Yes	“... courage and heroism displayed during a counterterrorism operation in the North Caucasus region..."[30]
Andrey Zvyagintsev	13 March 2002		No	"...exemplary performance of command assignments, and for both demonstrated courage and valour..."[31]
Sergey Zyablov	30 December 1999		No	“... courage and heroism displayed during a counterterrorism operation in the North Caucasus..."[32]

See also

• Awards and decorations of the Russian Federation
• Awards and Emblems of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
• Awards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
• Awards of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation
• Awards of the Federal Protective Service of the Russian Federation
• Awards of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Russia
• Honorary titles of Russia

References

1. Герой России Задорожный Игорь Сергеевич (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
2. Герой России Загаев Амир Абдуллахиевич (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
3. Герой России Загидов Загид Асмалавович (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
4. Герой России Зайцев Анатолий Григорьевич (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
5. Герой России Зайцев Андрей Сергеевич (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
6. Герой России Захарчук Андрей Николаевич (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
7. Герой России Захаров Пётр Валентинович (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
8. Герой России Захаров Владимир Валерьевич (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
9. "УКАЗ Президента РФ от 14.03.1994 N 480" (in Russian). President of Russia. 14 March 1994. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
10. Герой России Закиров Ильфат Индулисович (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
11. Герой России Залётин Сергей Викторович (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
12. Герой России Зарипов Альберт Маратович (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
13. Герой России Завитухин Андрей Анатольевич (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
14. Герой России Заврайский Виталий Валерьевич (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
15. Герой России Завьялкин Андрей Вячеславович (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
16. Герой России Зажигаев Александр Васильевич (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
17. Герой России Зеленко Андрей Жаннович (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
18. Герой России Арефьев Сергей Анатольевич (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
19. "УКАЗ Президента РФ от 28.02.1994 N 400" (in Russian). President of Russia. 28 February 1994. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
20. "УКАЗ Президента РФ от 20.07.1996 N 1071" (in Russian). President of Russia. 20 July 1996. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
21. Герой России Жалнин Виталий Николаевич (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
22. Герой России Жаров Алексей Викторович (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
23. Герой России Жидков Дмитрий Васильевич (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
24. Герой России Жолдинов Жантас Бахитжанович (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
25. Герой России Жуков Александр Петрови (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
26. Герой России Журавлёв Алексей Юрьевич (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
27. Герой России Журавлёв Алексей Юрьевич (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
28. Герой России Зобов Олег Николаевич (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
29. Герой России Зозуля Андрей Станиславович (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
30. Герой России Зяблов Сергей Владимирович (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
31. Герой России Зуев Денис Сергеевич (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
32. Герой России Зяблов Сергей Владимирович (in Russian). Warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2009-01-11.

References