History lesson: for Crimeans, Defender of the Fatherland Day has its own special meaning

CrimeaPRESS reports:

Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea Vladimir Konstantinov recalls:

Exactly 10 years ago, on February 23, 2014, we began to form the Militia. Then it was not yet clear whether anyone would come to the aid of Crimea in the fight against the Nazi infection that had swept through Kyiv and a significant part of Ukraine, or whether we would have to face it alone.

We then had before us the example of the Crimean Berkut unit, which fulfilled its duty to the end, defending order in Kyiv. Their example and memory of them brought hundreds of fighters into the ranks of the Crimean Militia.

We realized earlier than many others what kind of enemy was approaching us, who we would have to face. And they were ready to protect Crimea from a mortal threat.

While preparing to defend Crimea, we were preparing to defend our great Fatherland — Russia, from which we have never separated ourselves. Russia saw and appreciated this readiness. And she came to our aid. Thanks to the wisdom and determination of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, Crimea was saved.

Since then, for us, our President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief will always be Defender of the Fatherland No. 1.

Now our Fatherland is in dire need of defenders. I am convinced that each of us will do everything in our power to defend its sovereignty, to save our compatriots who find themselves outside Russian borders, to forever protect our fellow citizens from the terrorist threats of the enraged Kiev regime and the machinations of other fosterlings of the West.

Photos and materials: VKontakte page of V. Konstantinov.

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