Today we honor the strength and skill of our people, thanks to which the sky of Ukraine remains Ukrainian - the President congratulated the Air Force Warriors

On the Day of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated the defenders on the holiday and celebrated them with state awards. The Head of State called the true heroism that our Air Force soldiers had to resist more air fleet of Russia. Over the almost two and a half years of this war, Ukrainian pilots have already made 22,000 combat departments.

“Ukrainians have proven that even those Russian missiles, including ballistic, who have long said that they were allegedly unattainable to the defenders of the sky. Ukrainians have proved that they are able to protect the purity of the Ukrainian sky from the enemy and protect the lives of our people, our cities and villages from the Russian terror of Russian terror, ”Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized.

The president urged everyone in Ukraine to remember what heroism means, what a risk and what a courage is. The attendees paid a moment of silence to the memory of all our soldiers who gave their lives for the sake of Ukraine. The head of state presented the Order of the Golden Star to the wife of the deceased Hero of Ukraine Lieutenant Colonel Denis Vasilyuk.

From March 2022 to May 2024, he made 94 combat departments: destroying UAVs and winged missiles, weapons, aviation and military equipment of Russian invaders on Earth, in particular inflicting air strikes on objects on the island of Snake. On May 17 this year, when Lieutenant Colonel Denis Vasilyuk attacked the enemy in the Kharkiv direction, an enemy rocket hit the plane. At the cost of his own life, he destroyed all defined goals and saved his brothers at the forefront of defense.

The President also celebrated the Order of the Golden Star with the title of Hero of Ukraine Major Dmitry Samfalov. Since the beginning of a full -scale Russian invasion, it has made 358 combat departments. In particular, he destroyed 245 Russian invaders, 26 tanks, 79 APCs, 134 BMPs and other military equipment, as well as warehouses of ammunition and fuel, OP and PCB, crossing and car bridge. Two warriors received honors "Cross of Combat Merit": Major Ivan Efremov.

Made 300 combat departments since the beginning of a full -scale invasion. This year alone has destroyed about 10 tanks, 12 armored vehicles, 6 vehicles and 200 Russian invaders. In the post of intelligence chief calculated in advance all the possible consequences of aviation strikes to cause the enemy to maximize losses and save the lives of subordinates. Colonel Anatoly Udovenko. He organized the effective use of anti-aircraft missile divisions, which are armed with C-300V1 and HAWK SPR.

Since the beginning of a full -scale Russian invasion, the anti -aircraft missile regiment has destroyed 11 Russian aircraft, 21 helicopter, 83 reconnaissance and percussion UAVs and 23 winged missiles under its command. The Head of State also noted the defenders by the orders of Bohdan Khmelnytsky II and III degrees, "for courage" I, II and III degrees and medals "for military service".

The President presented combat flags of the 225th anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces and the 36th separate aviation squadron of unmanned aviation complexes of the 383rd separate brigade of unmanned aviation complexes of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces.

Volodymyr Zelensky assigned honorary names: the 208th anti-aircraft missile brigade of the Armed Forces-Kherson, 831th Brigade of Tactical Aviation of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces-"Mirgorodskaya", 14th anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces-"Umansky", 101- MU to a separate regiment of communication and radio equipment of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces-"Vinnytsia", the 57th separate regiment of communication and radio technical support of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces-"named after Hetman Ivan Sulima".