Awards and Legacy
Vadym Hetman was posthumously conferred the title of Hero of Ukraine by President Yushchenko on July 11, 2005.
On July 12, 2005, a memorial plate was established in his honour on House № 13, where Hetman lived and was assassinated.
In 2005, The Kiev National Economic University was renamed in honour of Vadym Hetman, which he attended in the 1950s.
On April 19, 2006, the Industrial Street in Kiev was renamed in his honour.
A regatta cup, "Vadym Hetman Cup" bears his name.
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