Russian President Vladimir Putin awards Chairman of the Board of the regional public organization "Union of Writers of the Republic of Altai," Brontoy Bedyurov with the Order of Friendship, during a ceremony to present state decorations to military personnel who participated in the special military operation in Ukraine and to prominent Russian citizens for achievements in the field of education, science, medicine and healthcare, culture, agriculture and industry at the Kremlin's St. Catherine Hall in Moscow, Russia.