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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Zelenskyy establishes Special Operations Forces Day in memory of battles for Donetsk Airport
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree designating 27 May as Special Operations Forces Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Source: presidential decree; press service of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Quote from the decree: "Honouring the courage and heroism of the soldiers of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, demonstrated in the fight for Ukraine's freedom, independence and territorial integrity, and with the aim of establishing new military traditions, I hereby decree: The Special Operations Forces Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shall be established in Ukraine, to be marked annually on 27 May." Details: The decree enters into force on the day of its publication. The SOF recall that on this day in 2014, soldiers from special forces regiments – now Special Operations Forces – together with comrades from other components of the defence forces, carried out an operation to liberate the new terminal of Donetsk Airport from separatist troops and raised the Ukrainian flag. By a separate order of SOF Commander Major General Oleksandr Trepak, 29 July is designated as the day of remembrance for fallen Special Operations Forces soldiers. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Russian students unwittingly draw emblem of Ukraine's forces to celebrate Day of Russian Special Operations Forces
In Russian schools, students unknowingly congratulated Russian units on Russia's Special Operations Forces Day with drawings featuring the emblem of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces. Source: Ukraine's Special Operations Forces Details: Ukraine's Special Operations Forces stated that an unconventional "lesson in patriotism" was conducted in Russian schools thanks to the Ukrainians' "decision to enhance the educational process in enemy schools". "And here's the result: not knowing what the emblem of Russia's Special Operations Forces actually looks like, the children created an entire collection of drawings. However, they depicted the emblem of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces instead," Ukrainian Special Operations Forces noted. Photo: Ukraine's Special Operations Forces Photo: Ukraine's Special Operations Forces Photo: Ukraine's Special Operations Forces The emblem of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces features a silver wolf girded with a golden belt, set against a silver laurel wreath. Below, there is a silver trident, with the legendary phrase of Prince Sviatoslav, "I come at you", inscribed beneath it. Meanwhile, Russia's Special Operations Forces emblem features a grey wreath. At its centre, a golden bow with a drawn arrow is depicted, with a two-headed golden eagle positioned above. Read more: Occupied education. How Russia distorts the minds of Ukrainian children in Kherson Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
