Handing the state awards of the military who took part in the battles for the Donetsk airport, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has made the initiative to call them the names of the victims of security forces in the streets and schools.
Poroshenko on Wednesday presented awards to soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces involved in the battle for the airport Donetsk (Ukraine they are called "cyborgs" - approx. OPINION). About it informs a site of the President of Ukraine.



in addition, Poroshenko expressed gratitude to those present at the ceremony of commissioners of the Ukrainian world Congress and the Ukrainian Diaspora from Canada for the help and support of the Ukrainian offices. He said that in the project "Support the soldiers" involved a canadian family of Ukrainian origin, providing direct assistance to the families of the Ukrainian security forces. Since mid-April last year, the Kyiv authorities are in the East of Ukraine "special operation" to suppress the protest movement in the Donbass. The military actively used heavy machinery and military aircraft and helicopters. Refers to a large number of dead and wounded among the civilian population and the destruction of houses and infrastructure. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6, 4 thousand People. The parties to the conflict in the Donbas From midnight fifteen February, declared a truce, under agreements concluded in Minsk after almost 16 hours of negotiations. However, despite the control system of the ceasefire, for the last time period shelling in Eastern Ukraine again became frequent.

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