Draft:Yury Yuriyovich Shikula

Order of the State (Ukraine)
	Full cavalier of signs "Miner's Glory"
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
Totals
Wins	For outstanding personal contribution to the development of the domestic coal industry
Nominations	significant achievements in professional activity
	Note ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination. ;

Yury Yuriyovich Shikula
Yury Yuriyovich Shikula
Born	Yury Yuriyovich Shikula; May 29, 1965; Sukhodolsk, Lugansk region, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Known for	Hero of Ukraine
	Scientific career
Thesis	coal miner

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Submission declined on 26 November 2024 by Kline (talk).

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Declined by Kline 7 months ago.

Comment: Please don't overload with WP:NPOV issue as it lacks WP:IS. Eliminate promotional wording such as "many years". Remove unnecessary content from Awards section. Here is an edited example:

Comment: I have made some changes. Ukrainian transliteration also suggest Yuriy Yuriyovych Shykula. Please take a closer look before moving to the mainspace. TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 12:35, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

Comment: Can you find a reliable source for the information you've currently cited to Ask Oracle? Thanks! asilvering (talk) 20:21, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Yury Yuriyovych Shikula (born May 29, 1965) is a highly accomplished Ukrainian coal miner. He works as a mining excavation machine operator in the preparatory works section of the "Samsonivske-Zakhidne Mine Management" unit, part of the "Krasnodonvugillya" joint-stock company in Luhansk Oblast.^[1]

Awards and Recognition

Shikula has received significant recognition for his contributions to the Ukrainian coal industry:

2012: Awarded the Hero of Ukraine with the Order of the State for his "outstanding personal contribution to the development of the domestic coal industry".^[1]
2008: Received the Orders of Merit, Second class for "significant personal contribution" to the state's energy potential.^[2]

References

[1] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

[:1-2] "Президента України- Про присвоєння Ю. Шикулі звання Герой України".

[3] "Про нагородження державними нагородами України".

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