The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army, Sergei Shoigu, celebrated the Day of Defenders of the Fatherland of the army at a gala night at the Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army, saying that the West has always tried to break up Russia, but without success. quoting DEA News.
“Today we are once again in grave danger. The collective West is trying to use Ukraine to break up Russia and deprive it of its independence. These attempts are doomed to failure,” stressed Shoigu.
Shoigu noted that the armed forces of the Russian Federation are the guarantee of national security and stable development of the country. He noted that today Russian soldiers and officers defend that their grandfathers and great-grandfathers fought for their sake, for them the welfare and security of the Motherland has always been the highest meaning.
“For us, for his successors, loyalty to the Fatherland is the main value, reliable support for the independence of Russia,” said the Minister of Defense, thanking those who fought on the front lines and fulfilled their military duties at their own risk. their lives.
Former Russian President Vladimir Putin Congratulations He said that since February 23, the current generation of Russian soldiers has preserved and developed the military traditions of their ancestors, “who defeated Nazism, defended the freedom and independence of the motherland” during the Great Patriotic War.