Photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
About 45 thousand Ukrainian servicemen gained experience in international peacekeeping operations
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Ukraine’s contribution to the affirmation of international security will continue to grow, the president stressed.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated the participants and veterans of UN peacekeeping operations on their professional holiday – International Day of UN Participants. About it informs press service of the Ukrainian leader on Saturday, May 29.
“Peace, without exaggeration, is the most valuable word in the modern world. We are proud of everyone who, as part of the military contingents, police forces and civilian personnel of UN missions, protects peace in different regions of the planet. A number of operations with the participation of Ukrainians have become real success stories,” the statement says. Zelensky’s statement.
The President noted that Ukrainians are well aware of how important it is to ensure sustainable peace where bloody armed conflicts and the seizure of foreign territories continue.
“Despite Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the temporary occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, we remain committed to peacekeeping activities under the auspices of the UN. Our contribution to the establishment of international security will continue to grow,” the President stressed.
According to Ministry of DefenseSince 1992, about 45 thousand Ukrainian servicemen have gained experience in international peace and security operations. Now Ukrainian national contingents and personnel under the auspices of various international security organizations are participating in eight international peace and security operations in six countries of the world and the Abyei region (Sudan).
The day before it was reported that in DR Congo, Ukrainian peacekeepers were involved during the evacuation of the local population in the city of Goma, near which the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano occurred. In the last 24 hours alone, about 200 people have been transported to safe areas.
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