Russian President has congratulated the military personnel and veterans of Russia’s Special Operations Forces on their professional holiday.
MOSCOW, February 27.
/TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the military
personnel and veterans of Russia’s Special Operations Forces on their professional
holiday.
"Russia’s
Special Operations Forces were established in response to the challenges of the
time, to serious changes in the nature of military threats and methods of
warfare. You have successfully gone through the difficult stage of formation and
combat coordination, relying on the unique school of the Russian special forces
as well as the cutting-edge approaches to military strategy and tactics,"
reads the message of congratulations posted on the Kremlin website on Saturday.
The president stressed
that the Russian Armed Forces had "unique capabilities for solving
problems of particular importance and complexity." "We have seasoned,
experienced fighters who are ready to act in a non-standard situation anywhere
in the world, if their country’s interests and security require such
action," he noted.
"I am sure that
you will be able to stand up to any combat mission, even that of the most
challenging nature, because Special Operations Forces members are brave and
unfaltering people with unbending will, true patriots of their
Fatherland," the head of state stressed.
Putin thanked them
for their military service and wished success and good health to their
families. "Best wishes to the honored veterans who stood at the origins of
the Special Operations Forces," the president noted.
Special Operations
Forces Day was established by the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin of
February 26, 2015, in recognition of their merits in the successful resolution
of the crisis situation in Crimea in the spring of 2014.
Source: ITAR-TASS 27-02-2021
