10:15 21.11.2017

Combat potential of Ukrainian airborne units growing daily – Poroshenko

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Combat potential of Ukrainian airborne units growing daily – Poroshenko

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko notes the daily build-up of the combat potential of the Air Assault Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"You know for sure that every day we are building up the combat potential of the airborne units. You are getting new and modernized weapons, equipment, modern means of communication," he said during the celebrations on the occasion of the Day of the Ukrainian Airborne Trooper on Mykhailivska Square in the center of Kyiv on Tuesday.

The president also noted the heroism of Ukrainian paratroopers, manifested during the Anti-Terrorist operation (ATO) in Donbas.

"For the courage and heroism shown in the battles with the Russian invaders, 2,557 paratroopers were awarded with state decorations, 12 with the star of Ukraine's Hero. Some 469 paratroopers did not return from combat tasks, died in battles with Russian invaders," he said.

The president also added: "But taking into account the hybrid nature of this war, we must not forget about its ideological component. The enemy masterfully owns psychological methods, exploits stereotypes and speculates on the memory of the past and related emotions."

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