The Hetman's mace is used in the Rada in Kiev as a sign of authority.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
The sources show a mace (bulava) is a symbol of authority that is used in the Verkhovna Rada, but it is the presidential mace, not a Hetman's mace: Zelenskiy received it in the Rada during his 2019 inauguration, and a 2022 source calls it an official symbol of the President.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What we found
Contradicts. A 2022 Ukrainian government article says the mace is today one of the official symbols of the President of Ukraine, not of a Hetman.[3]
Supports. A 2019 Kyiv Post account says Zelenskiy received the presidential bulawa, a Cossack-derived mace and symbol of high authority, during his inauguration in the Verkhovna Rada session hall.[4]
Context. Historical sources describe the bulava as the hetman's symbol of power from the 16th to 18th centuries, handed to the elected hetman, so the 'Hetman's mace' label refers to a historical office.[5][6][7]
Context. A 2026 Russian Life article notes Catherine abolished the position of Hetman in 1783, so no current Hetman holds the mace.[8]
Context. No source places a Hetman's mace in the Rada today; the fact-checking sources returned in the search do not address this claim.[1][2]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 6 not rated
- 1Fact checksfullfact.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Latest Fact-Checks In Russiapolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 310 symbols of Ukrainian statehood and its ancient historywar.ukraine.ua · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Volodymyr Zelenskiy sworn in, announces dissolution of ...archive.kyivpost.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5ivan mazepa andapi.pageplace.de · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Who Were the Cossacks in Ukrainian History? - UNITED24 Mediaunited24media.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Regaliaencyclopediaofukraine.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 8A Hetman Builds a Nationrussianlife.com · not rated · cited for: context
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- The Pete Quiñones Show · “To this day, the Hetman was the head of the Cossack. His mace is used in the Rada in Kiev as a, as a sign of authority.”Post →
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