Stepan Chubenko

In honor of Stepan Chubenko, an annual football tournament is held in Kramatorsk. On 8 May 2016 the title "People's Hero of Ukraine" were posthumously given to his parents, Stalina and Viktor, his father. On 21 November 2016, a memorial plaque was unveiled at the school where Chubenko studied. On 23 September 2017, a memorial plaque to Chubenko was unveiled at the entrance to the Avangard Stadium in Kramatorsk. Since 2019 publishing house Tempora holds a yearly children literary competition named after Stepan Chubenko. On 24 July 2021 the 21st Territorial Defence Battalion "Sarmat" named one of its combat vehicles after Chubenko. A monument to Chubenko was unveiled in Kramatorsk in early December 2021. Kramatorsk sculptor, Ihor Nesterenko worked on the project of the monument. Chubenko was depicted in full length with a ball in his hands, in the form of a team with the emblem of the Kramatorsk football club "Avangard" and with the first number.

Awards

Order for Courage 3d class (28 June 2017, posthumously). Hero of Ukraine (1 October 2025, posthumously).