Celebrations for the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine took place on the territory of the Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv.
Thus, the celebrations began with the raising of the flag of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky also addressed the servicemen.
Dear heroes, dear servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, you know better than anyone that there are no words “day off”, “I’ll do it on Monday” or “let’s go after the holidays” in the war, you do hard and dangerous work every day and it doesn’t matter six in the morning or the first night, heat, frost, rain or snow, a normal weekday or August 24 or December 31, you always defend Ukraine, so Ukraine and all our people will remember your feat, feel your protection and bow to your Every day, and especially today, on your holiday, the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and of course, as on this day and always, we will remember all the sons and daughters of Ukraine who gave their lives for the sake of our future and protection of the country. life, we honor their bright memory with a moment of silence, “he said.
According to the President, a capable Ukrainian army is a guarantee of Ukraine’s freedom and independence.
“Gentlemen generals, officers, sergeants, soldiers, esteemed veterans, dear defenders, a strong and capable Ukrainian army is the key to Ukraine’s freedom and independence and the ongoing defense reform is unprecedented in scale and ambition. This year, the defense budget has become the largest since Ukraine’s independence, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive the latest and most modernized weapons and equipment, which will not only continue but increase. In times of crisis, funding will not be reduced by a hryvnia, “Zelensky said.
The President stressed that Ukraine will never save on the army.
and in total for a year for more than 600 of our defenders the question of own housing is completely solved. In general, in 2021 we plan to supply the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a significant amount of missiles, artillery ammunition, missile and artillery and armored weapons and equipment, modernized aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, ships and boats. We are building an army where the state protects the people who defend the state, “he concluded.
In addition, a ceremony of awarding honorary titles to military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a ceremony of awarding state awards of Ukraine and awarding higher military ranks took place during the celebrations.