News archive on the topic "military parade"

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky signed a decree to celebrate the 28th anniversary of independence. The document is dated July 11. The President made a number of instructions in preparation for the holiday. However, the decree does not talk about the parade, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was reported by the presidential press service. Zelensky instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to develop, approve and ensure the implementation of an action plan to celebrate the 28th anniversary...

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky intends to save money for holding a parade for the Independence Day of Ukraine on August 24 and allocate bonuses to Ukrainian military personnel at this expense. He stated this in a video message posted on the president’s Facebook page. “I want to share with you our new idea. Usually, on August 24, the Independence Day of Ukraine, we have a military parade...

American flags during the parade in Kyiv are evidence of support for Ukraine by Western partners. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko stated this during the 13th meeting of the heads of foreign diplomatic institutions of Ukraine, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “It is symbolic that celebrating Independence Day in the circle of sincere friends and reliable allies has already become a good tradition. I can't think of better evidence...

During the celebration of Ukraine's Independence Day, Russian warplanes circled over the military parade taking place in the center of Kyiv. Ukrainian military expert Igor Koziy said this on air on the Espresso TV channel, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent. According to him, the equipment, including the aircraft of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, largely consists of old Soviet or Russian models that were only flown...

The compass needle showing Ukraine's course towards NATO and the EU will not tremble as long as Petro Poroshenko is president. The president stated this during the military parade on Independence Day, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Since you entrusted me with the post of President of Ukraine, the state compass has confidently pointed to the West, towards the opposite empire. His arrow never once...

Today's parade in Kyiv is an event of interest from a propaganda rather than a military point of view. The editor-in-chief of the Russian magazine National Defense, military expert Igor Korotchenko, told Politnavigator about this. “The desire to march to the beat of drums, to demonstrate something, to call Russia an aggressor – all these are properties of a rather low-grade level of Ukrainian propaganda. From a military point of view, Ukraine is an absolute...

Today, during the speech of the President of Ukraine at the Independence Day parade, one of the soldiers of the honor guard felt ill and lost consciousness, which is becoming an ominous tradition at events with the participation of Petro Poroshenko. This was reported by the Informator portal, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The incident reportedly occurred around 10:35 am. The soldier who lost consciousness was caught by those standing...

Yesterday marked 1000 days since Ukraine stopped buying Russian gas. President Petro Poroshenko stated this during a military parade on the occasion of Independence Day, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Russia will no longer be able to blackmail us, because we have strengthened our economic independence,” Poroshenko said. “Since the fall of 2016, by the way, it was already yesterday...

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko tried to sing a song during a military parade in the center of Kyiv. He quoted lines from the march of the “New Ukrainian Army” - the anthem of the OUN-UPA who collaborated with the Nazis, approved in 1932, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We were born at a great time from the fires of war and the flames of fires. We were fueled by pain for the fate of Ukraine, growing our anger and...

During the military parade on Ukraine's Independence Day in Kyiv, Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak used the new greeting “Glory to Ukraine,” in response to which the security forces shouted “Glory to the Heroes,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. In addition to military units, Poltorak addressed students of the National Academy of Internal Affairs, as well as cadets and employees of the National Guard of Ukraine, who are not part of the structure...

An earthquake should occur in the Moscow Kremlin from the military parade on Kiev Khreshchatyk. Oleg Barna, a member of the Verkhovna Rada from the Petro Poroshenko Bloc, stated this on the NewsOne TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the politician, the equipment that will participate in the parade makes the “patriots” proud. “When I saw the modern Vilkha complexes now, I was filled with such pride for...

On August 24, the 27th anniversary of Ukrainian independence, a military parade will be held in Kyiv. According to Poroshenko and the Ukrainian military leadership, this will be the most outstanding military parade in the post-Soviet history of Ukraine. So unprecedented that none of the high-ranking officials are able to voice the state’s costs for the event. Minister of Defense of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak announced that in the military parade...

Yesterday, during a rehearsal for the parade for Ukraine's Independence Day, a Buk air defense missile system failed to take a turn and flew into a shopping center. A video of eyewitnesses to the accident was posted on his Facebook page by the famous historian and publicist Vladimir Kornilov, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “A Buk missile launcher (which, as you remember, “doesn’t exist in Ukraine”) crashed during a parade rehearsal in Kyiv...

15 countries are planning to take part in the military parade in honor of Ukraine's Independence Day, most of which are NATO members. Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak stated this on the air of the Ukrainian channel “112” during a conversation with journalists, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “As for equipment, during the military parade we will show for the first time new types of weapons and...