The real, first, most effective and reliable guarantor of our safety is the Armed Forces of Ukraine - the President's speech on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day

We know who our characters are - real, brave, worthy. Those who are about our best words. Those who have a holiday on December 6. Because it is your day - the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian Warrior Day. How many strength in these two words: "Ukrainian Warrior". How many courage, emotions, how much gratitude they have. Grateful to you, the Ukrainian warrior! How many are the authenticity you have. And not loud words, but humanity. Truth.

The sincerity of those who stood in defense of Ukraine. And 10 years ago. And February 24. Who was born a warrior and who became it. Very different people. Ukrainians and Ukrainians of different ages, different professions, from different regions. All who lived their lives. But they turned 180 degrees. They had a different profession, but did not want to live under someone else's flag. Someone said, "I can't differently. " Someone said, "Who if not me?" And someone did not say anything.

He just looked at his children. He hugged them firmly, kissed, left home and stood up for the country. And at that moment we had neither "Himars", nor "Petriots" nor the F-16, there were not much, but you were. Ukrainian soldiers. Those who chose Ukraine. They chose to protect their own. Native. Hometown, village, hometown, house, your family. And you do it 1000 days. Taking a weapon. The fate of our country. And keep it firmly and lasting more than 1000 days.

When it is difficult, when it is very hot and when it is unbearably cold, day and night, and you keep the front, keep your freedom, keep yourself and all keep you all, Ukraine. It is thanks to you that the Ukrainian warrior! And all these days are engraved today in your eyes. In these eyes, the Ukrainian warrior can be read and seen.

The eyes that saw the war saw the death, the evil that smoke, but in which it does not fade, does not fade away the flames that supports the hearth of hope throughout the country. You do everything to keep our children in the eyes of our children, fear, hopelessness. And every day we have tears of pride for you - for our soldiers. And daily - tears of pain when we lose one of you. Relatives, loved ones, acquaintances or unfamiliar, but for all people are not strangers. Relatives.

For the whole of Ukraine. When each of us hears a "Ukrainian warrior", he remembers one of his own. Everyone has a real person before their eyes. Everyone has a real example. The real hero. Your warrior. This is a father, husband, or brother, grandfather, mom, sister, daughter. A friend, a neighbor, a friend, a work colleague or just familiar. The one we know. The one we are proud of whom we admire. To whom we write "how you" and rejoice that the message is read.

The one who tries to help everyone - everything we can. Close the collection or just send a drawing, as our children do. And the one with us, unfortunately, is gone, but its number cannot be deleted from the phone. Because his name cannot be crossed out of our memory. More than 1000 days of battle for the state. More than 700,000 hostile losses. For us, they are nameless, dishonest, for us and for history they deserve nothing but shame and contempt.

But we all shout in the soul in the moment of silence behind ours. And when our people kneel, drawing in the last way of one of their heroes, God sees it from heaven. And it gets on our side. God sees how many blue and yellow flags on graves today. How many heroes who went on the shield went to heaven, protecting earthly, human things. Your home, your mother, your baby, and together - your Ukraine. Which is above all. And the memory of you is above all. Because everyone is a hero.

Everyone is a great man. Everyone and everyone I ask you to honor a moment of silence. Thank you. Dear our warriors! Respect. Gratitude. Respect. From all Ukrainian people. To each of you. Everyone who has blood, tears and fire writes a new history of independent Ukraine. He writes everywhere. Both in Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporozhye, and Kherson region, in such difficult areas as Kurakhivsky, Pokrovsky, Kupyansky. In all the hottest areas of Ukraine where Ukraine is beating. Where do you beat.

Our Land Forces, Our Air Force, Our Artillery, Our Intelligence, Our Paratroopers, SCOs, Terrobron, Forces of Unmanned Systems, All - All You, Our Warriors. Together - you are strength. Together - you are the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Someone makes important and makes the impossible. It protects our freedom, protects the Ukrainian spirit, which will be preserved and carried by all generations of Ukrainians after the war. From different corners of our country. Of different ages and professions. All.

And a Ukrainian teacher, a Ukrainian schoolboy, all our people, all our Ukrainians, who will always have our state. Which should stand. Because the Ukrainian warrior has to stand. Everyone who is in battle today. Who recovers after injury. Who returned from captivity and those we will definitely return. And those whom we will never forget. Dear people! Ukrainians and Ukrainians! In our history, there are two dates that are near the calendar and are connected to each other.

It is December 5 and December 6. Two dates that have a different taste. Two different wisdom, learned by the Ukrainian people during this time. Yesterday was 30 years since the signing of the Budapest Memorandum. Today, we understand that the armed forces of Ukraine are the most effective, first, most effective, most reliable guarantor of our safety. We thank you for it! Let the bold death bypass. Let you all have 4. 5. 0. May your habit, let your glory and a common Ukrainian victory be.