Putin awarded a teacher from Orenburg for the protection of children in kindergarten

Teacher Lia Galeeva, who protected children from a man with a knife in the kindergarten of the Orenburg city of Buguruslan, was awarded the medal “For saving the dead”. The decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin is posted on the website of the official publication of legal acts.

“For their courageous and decisive actions in rescuing children in extreme conditions,” the statement said.

The incident occurred on April 5. A man with a knife broke down the door and tried to break into the kindergarten. Employees pressed the alarm button, before the arrival of emergency services Galeeva held the man.

During the attack, the teacher received cuts, she received medical care, the children were not injured. The man was arrested, according to the SK, he was intoxicated. Investigators opened criminal cases on attempted murder (part 3 of article 30, part 2 of article 105 of the criminal code) and negligence (part 1 of article 293 of the criminal code).