President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree awarding Khayrullo Ibadullaev the Jasorat medal for rescuing a child who fell from a high-rise building in St Petersburg.
According to the decree, Ibadullaev was honoured for providing practical assistance and saving the life of a child who fell from a high floor, demonstrating courage, heroism and selflessness.
The Jasorat medal is presented for acts of bravery, dedication and outstanding human qualities.
Ibadullaev, a street cleaner from Uzbekistan working in St Petersburg, saved a six-year-old boy who fell from a seventh-floor window. After hearing a neighbour’s cries for help, he rushed to the scene and caught the child, cushioning the impact with his own body. The child’s mother was at home but in another room, and no window safety locks had been installed.
In addition to the state award, Ibadullaev received the Tigran Keosayan Prize, established by Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the Rossiya Segodnya international media group and RT television channel. The prize carries an award of one million roubles ($13,020) and recipients are personally selected by Simonyan.
In a comment published on Simonyan’s Telegram channel, Ibadullaev said he had sent the prize money to Uzbekistan to support his ill father.
«The money, thank you, I have received it and sent it to Uzbekistan. My father is ill and I have four daughters. Thank you very much. I did not expect this at all,» he said.
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