Putin Wishes His Special Troops ‘Good Luck, Success’
Moscow, Feb 27: Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked the country’s special forces, highlighting those who are “heroically fulfilling their military duty” in Ukraine. In a televised address that was also published on the Kremlin website, Putin hailed their “impeccable service in the name of the people of Russia and our great motherland”.
Putin said the soldiers had been tasked with providing assistance to the “people’s republics of Donbas” — referring to two rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine that Russia recognised as independent states ahead of its invasion, the BBC reported.
“I want to thank the command, the personnel of the special operations forces, veterans of the special forces units for their loyalty to the oath, for their impeccable service in the name of the people of Russia and our great motherland,” he said.
He ended the message saying: “I wish good luck, success and all the best to you and your loved ones.” The address also marked Russia’s Special Forces Day that was incorporated this day in 2015.
