The military personnel of the Russian Federation and employees of the law enforcement agencies at the time of the attempt of an armed rebellion made efforts to protect people’s security and actually saved the country from the civil war.
This is what Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday, on June 27, speaking in Moscow in front of the security forces and military personnel who distinguished themselves during the last events.
“You defended the constitutional system, life, safety and freedom of our citizens, saved our homeland from shocks, actually stopped the civil war. In a difficult situation, you acted clearly, harmoniously, proved their loyalty to the people of Russia and military oath, showed responsibility for The fate of the Motherland and its future, ”said the head of state.
The Russian leader noted that today, on the historical cathedral square of the Moscow Kremlin, military personnel of the Armed Forces of Russia, employees of the Russian Guard, the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the FSO, soldiers and officers – “Real Defenders of the Fatherland, who at a difficult time with combat comrades stood up On the way of turmoil, the result of which would inevitably be chaos. “
The President drew attention to the fact that parts of the Ministry of Defense, Rosgvardeans, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and special services “ensured the reliable work of the most important management centers, strategic, including defense, objects, security of border regions, the strength of the rear of the armed forces, all military formations that continued. At this time, heroically carry the struggle at the front. ” “We did not have to withdraw military units from the zone of his own,” Putin emphasized.
The fast and clear work of the security forces during the rebellion allowed us to prevent victims among civilians, said Russian President Vladimir Putin, referring to the military and law enforcement agencies who stopped the armed rebellion.
“The rapid and clear deployment of units of power structures made it possible to stop the extremely dangerous development of the situation in the country, to prevent victims among the civilian population,” the head of state said.
“Your determination and courage, just like the consolidation of the entire Russian society, played a huge decisive role in stabilizing the situation,” the president added, noting that people who were drawn into the rebellion, saw “that the army, people are not with them “.
Putin thanked the participants of the meeting and the entire personnel of the armed forces, law enforcement agencies and special services for service, courage and valor, for fidelity to the people of Russia.