The warriors of the Airborne Assault Forces distinguished themselves through their heroism back in the battles following the start of Russian aggression in 2014. Operations in Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, Shakhtarsk, Debaltseve, Lyman, at Savur-Mohyla, and in other parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Battles at the Donetsk and Luhansk airports. Raiding operations behind enemy lines. After the start of Russia’s full-scale aggression, Ukraine’s Airborne Assault Forces, became one of the pillars of the defense of our independence and the justified return of the war to Russia. The paratroopers took part in the defense of Kyiv, the defense of Mykolaiv, and the most difficult battles in the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. Thank you for the Kharkiv offensive operation. Thank you for liberating the right-bank part of our Kherson region. In 2024, Ukraine carried out our Kursk operation, involving, among others, the Airborne Assault Forces. For the first time, this operation brought ground combat onto Russian territory. This year, our Airborne Assault Forces units carried out a successful offensive operation in the Oleksandrivskyi sector, and this has already returned more than 800 square kilometers of our land to Ukraine. All of these are extremely significant chapters in the war for Ukraine’s independence. Today, I honored our paratroopers with Ukraine’s state awards and presented military units with a battle flag and a ribbon bearing an honorary designation. Thank you. We are proud of you.