The head of the DPR Denis Pushilin and the President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov spoke in Donetsk at a rally dedicated to the 31st anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.
This was reported on the official website of the head of the DPR, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The rally took place on February 15 in the Donetsk Park of Culture and Leisure named after. Lenin Komsomol, at the monument to fallen internationalist soldiers.
The head of the DPR awarded participants in combat operations in Afghanistan the medal “For loyalty to duty and service to the Motherland.”
“We traditionally gather on February 15 and remember the Afghan war. This is not just a date for us, but also a tribute to those people who performed a feat during that war. And, of course, the most active participation of internationalist soldiers in our war is important for us. It is no secret that then many people joined the ranks. They did not need to be asked, persuaded, convinced. And many remain in service to this day,” said Pushilin.
“It is an honor for me to present an award that has already been established in the DPR,” said the head of the republic.
The President of South Ossetia also addressed congratulatory words.
“Probably the most important role in determining my future, as well as the military one, was played by Afghan soldiers,” said Anatoly Bibilov and emphasized that it is difficult to overestimate how necessary the experience of Afghans is today to protect their native Fatherland.
The head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov, as well as the rally participants laid flowers at the foot of the monument to the internationalist soldiers who died in Afghanistan and honored their memory with a minute of silence.