9 years of war: In the Stratkoom of the Armed Forces recalled the anniversary of the start of the ATO in the East (video)

On April 12, 2014, the Russian saboteurs crossed the border and seized administrative buildings in Slavyansk, and the next day the first battle took place, which resulted in the killed SBU employee Gennady Bilichenko. Today, April 14, the anniversary of the beginning of the anti -terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. The Department of Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces reminded how the war began with the Russian Federation.

"On the night of April 12, 2014, the advanced group of Russian saboteurs, led by Colonel of the FSB of Russia, crossed the border. The militants had transport, weapons and equipment. In the morning, saboteurs seized the buildings of local administration and police of Slavyansk Donetsk region. " In the video. The Stratkoom reported that the next day there was the first battle, which resulted in the killed SBU employee Gennady Bilichenko.

In the evening, the temporary acting of the President of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov announced the start of the ATO in the East, but the corresponding document was signed and entered into force on April 14, 2014. Then the operation in the East began officially, where after the occupation of the Crimea, the Russians continued hybrid aggression, emphasized in management. "Over the eight years of the ATO/OOS, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have outlined cruel lessons for further defense.

During this time, a new experienced army was formed, whose heroes, along with other resistance forces, continue to repel and liberate Ukrainian lands from the enemy," Stratkoom noted. In the Armed Forces, at the 415 day of a full-scale invasion of the 9-year war, the Russian Federation was promised to withstand. We will remind, on April 13 in the State Border Service reported the destruction of the assault workers of enemy PEC "Wagner".