President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded state honours to Ukrainian paratroopers and also presented combat colours and honorary title ribbons to military units of the Air Assault Forces.
The head of state reported this on social media.
Zelensky recalled that paratroopers had already distinguished themselves heroically in the fighting after the start of Russia’s aggression in 2014. In particular, they took part in operations in Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Shakhtarsk, Debaltseve and Lyman, in the battles for Savur-Mohyla, Donetsk and Luhansk airports, and also carried out raid operations behind enemy lines.
After the start of the full-scale invasion, Air Assault Forces units took part in the defence of Kyiv and Mykolaiv, fighting in Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, the Kharkiv offensive operation, and the liberation of the right bank of Kherson region.
The President also mentioned the 2024 Kursk operation, in which Ukrainian paratroopers took part.
According to Zelensky, this year Air Assault Forces units carried out a successful offensive operation on the Oleksandrivka axis, as a result of which Ukraine regained more than 800 square kilometres of territory.