Day of the Airborne Forces in Donetsk

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2 August New Russia celebrated Airborne Forces Day. The head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko, made a statement saying: “Today, paratroopers are the backbone of the valiant militia of Donbass, the Republican Guard and our officers. In this difficult time, when the enemy set foot on our land, you actually proved loyalty to military duty and the Motherland, becoming a true symbol of fearlessness and a model of fighting spirit. You are always on guard for your Motherland, and victory is your eternal companion. ”

Indeed, many soldiers who served in the Airborne Forces, from the very beginning of the war in the Donbass, went to defend their new state. Albeit not in their direct profile, but they performed the most responsible tasks, participated in the liberation of Saur-Grave, in the battles for Gorlovka, Ilovaisk, Debaltseve - wherever it was most hot.

2 August morning veterans of the airborne troops laid flowers at the monument to the soldiers-internationalists.





The names of the children who died in Afghanistan are carved on the plates of the memorial complex, located near the huge monument in honor of the Great Patriotic War "Your Liberators, Donbass". Everywhere, the soldiers performed their duty — both when liberating their native land from the Nazis, and near Kandahar and Salang, and now in the struggle with the new fascists.





Giving a debt to the memory of the internationalist fighters who died in Afghanistan, those gathered lined up and went to the monument to V.F. Margelov, recently installed in Donetsk.



Along the way, they happily waved at a flying DPR plane, from which several paratroopers jumped.



From the windows of many passing cars flying the banners of the DPR and the Airborne Forces.



Near the monument to the legendary "Uncle Vasya" there are already gathered people - those who served in the landing party, militia, civil sympathizers, and activists of the organization "Free Donbass". Many fighters came with families, with children.









Flowers were laid at the foot of the monument.













The ceremony of awarding the best fighters, which was attended by the deputy of the People’s Council of the DPR Yuri Sivokonenko and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Alexander Kofman.





Among the awards are not only medals and memorable signs, but also several bottles of Margelov brandy.



Then the people moved to the field kitchen. Porridge was delicious. Not without the traditional "front".





Simultaneously with this event, there was also another - on Petrovsky Square. Veterans of the Airborne Forces also gathered there. In addition, they commemorated the victims of the shelling of the Petrovsky district exactly a year ago - August 2 2014.

And in Lugansk, a monument was opened to the fallen defenders of the LC. As a memorial, an infantry fighting vehicle was installed, which participated in the battles.

It should be added that right before the Day of the Airborne Forces, “ukropovskie” punishers subjected the outskirts of Donetsk to another shelling, as a result of which two people were injured in the Kuybyshevsky district. Three houses were damaged on Mirgorodskaya Street and another one on Krasnoznamennaya Street. Part of the city was left without electricity. And on the night of August 1, Gorlovka was subjected to cruel shelling, a young woman was killed, and her son was seriously injured and died in hospital. In such a situation, in spite of everything, holidays are now taking place on the land of New Russia. Through pain, through mourning, through death.



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  1. +25
    3 August 2015 06: 15
    August 2, New Russia celebrated Airborne Forces Day
    Thanks to the author. But such a monument to Airborne Forces Day was opened in Lugansk, in memory of the dead paratroopers defending the city
    1. +22
      3 August 2015 07: 02
      With the holiday of landing, you did not shame your honor in the Donbass, glory to the living and eternal memory of the fallen heroes. And we, in Belarus, will not allow the repetition of your tragedy ... glory of the Airborne Forces !!
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    2. +6
      3 August 2015 08: 47
      And why "But ...". A worthy monument!
      Airborne is no joke ... dear! laughing
      1. GUS
        +9
        3 August 2015 09: 08
        The soldiers were hoppy, the tear was rolling,
        Trophy iPhone rang,
        And on his chest shone
        Medal for the city of Washington.

        And the flag curled over the white house
        And on the stairs the third platoon
        Bawled a song in a friendly choir
        About the glorious Russian people of ours.

        A tricolor curled across the sky
        And he dispersed the clouds.
        And brighter than the sun, it shone
        Looking down on the city.
    3. +4
      3 August 2015 13: 34
      Add video
      1. +1
        3 August 2015 22: 28
        Sorry for the skepticism, but by right a fighter of the Airborne Forces will correct, in the photo not BMD1 but BMD2, with a holiday)) uraaaaaa !!!!!!
        1. +2
          3 August 2015 23: 01
          Quote: hedgehog in the fog
          Sorry for the skepticism, but by right a fighter of the Airborne Forces will correct, in the photo not BMD1 but BMD2, with a holiday)) uraaaaaa !!!!!!

          JOIN. Margelov Jr. hopped on the BMD-1.
          On January 5, 1973, for the first time in world practice, at the Slobodka airborne parachute track near Tula, airborne parachute platform landing was carried out in the Centaur complex from the An-12 military transport aircraft tracked armored combat vehicle BMD-1 with two crew members on board . The crew commander was Lieutenant Colonel Leonid Gavrilovich Zuev, and the operator-gunner (Senior Lieutenant) Margelov Alexander Vasilievich.
          1. +3
            3 August 2015 23: 09
            I will lead the field kitchen.
            In that year, 1980, I was a schoolboy with my father in a summer camp in Pesochnoe near Kostroma. And he himself "dabbled" in the fact that he poured diesel fuel into the firebox with a tin can. But the kitchen was clearly more modern. than shown in the article ...

            P.S. Sorry, I was still in the middle class, so I can’t say the brands of that kitchen ... But at the shooting, which my father drove me to, it hit all the targets. The truth at night let us down, you know, self-confidence failed ...
        2. 0
          4 August 2015 17: 26
          hedgehog in the fog "sorry for the skepticism, but I will correct the airborne fighter by right, the photo is not bmd1 but bmd2, happy holiday)) uraaaaaa !!!!!!"
          I agree ... Although ... No matter how it is called.))) Since they began to install military equipment on pedestals, it means that everything is in order with it in the republics.))) And this is already good.
  2. +10
    3 August 2015 06: 23
    Everything is like in a peaceful life. This is probably the most important thing.
    1. +2
      3 August 2015 07: 28
      And no one climbed into the fantasy. Only pigs climbing neither respecting themselves nor the airborne climb
      1. +2
        3 August 2015 10: 46
        And this fountain was given to you, each has its own traditions. And swimming in the fountain is quite harmless ...
        1. 0
          3 August 2015 12: 14
          Quote: SALLAK
          And this fountain was given to you, each has its own traditions. And swimming in the fountain is quite harmless ...


          AND WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF THE INTEGRITY COMPLEX !!!! Glory to the true fighters of the Airborne Forces, ALWAYS AND EVERYWHERE CARRYING OUT THE MILITARY DUTY!
          I emphasize - not in a dirty fountain!
  3. +5
    3 August 2015 06: 38
    It is a pity that many people failed to celebrate the holiday humanly ...
  4. +3
    3 August 2015 06: 40
    Only fountains something is not visible) Well, nothing, will appear soon. Yes
  5. +8
    3 August 2015 06: 44
    The Ukrainian reconnaissance group in full force surrendered and switched to the side of the militia near Artyomovsk. This was stated at the headquarters of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's republic.
    Even kakely came to congratulate! love
  6. +9
    3 August 2015 07: 24
    Happy holidays to you guys! Peace and happiness to your land!
  7. +6
    3 August 2015 08: 22
    As one colonel told me in my lieutenant youth: "Our motto is simple - we land, we win, we fly away !!!"
    Happy holiday all winged infantry !!! soldier
  8. +10
    3 August 2015 08: 22
    Honor and praise to the heirs of Margelov !!!
  9. +10
    3 August 2015 08: 24
    Our cause is right! Victory will be ours!!! Once again, happy holiday !!!
  10. dk
    +5
    3 August 2015 08: 35
    Peaceful sky above the earth, with the holiday of the DNR, LPR! You are all heroes of your time, who did not sell out, did not surrender and did not bow their heads and knees before the fascist "state" of the junta. God save you all. Glory to all the paratroopers, hurray!
  11. +6
    3 August 2015 08: 55
    Happy Holidays to everyone in the slings! Glory to the Airborne Forces!
    (Just returned today, everything is normal)
  12. +8
    3 August 2015 09: 02
    Happy holiday Landing! Congratulations from all the signalmen! Life to the motherland, honor to nobody.
  13. +3
    3 August 2015 09: 21
    Happy Holidays, you are honest warriors.
  14. +4
    3 August 2015 10: 02
    It is noteworthy that in the Saur-Mogila area in 1943, an infantry division under the command of V.F. Margelov fought. (the division commander was a general with a Georgian surname, but since he was on sick leave, he actually commanded the chief of staff - Vasily Filippovich), and he received a hero of the Soviet Union for the liberation of Kherson.
  15. +9
    3 August 2015 10: 09
    I congratulate everyone involved on the holiday. I wish everyone to be peaceful. After all, we are peaceful people, but our armored train is on the siding. hi
  16. +3
    3 August 2015 13: 25
    Guys!
    Light blue berets and stripes across the soul - fiery greetings from the greens!
    Happy Holidays!
    SPIRIT - fighting, the rest - will follow.
    1. +2
      3 August 2015 15: 41
      I wish success, courage and patience to the fearless people of Donbass in their quest for freedom and justice, in spite of all the machinations of the fascists and the reactionary regimes of the United States and Israel that support them. Victory will be yours, because the truth is with you.
      And of course, thank you Elena for another wonderful article, thanks precisely to people like you, we all learn the truth about the events taking place in New Russia.
      1. -1
        3 August 2015 23: 00
        VATNIK - and after all, Lord Gd, having decided to punish you, really took your mind away from you. And rightly so. How your language turned freezes "... Israel supports the Nazis." Who do you think killed 5 / FIVE / million Jews? Is it really the Soviet Union?
    2. +1
      4 August 2015 13: 55
      Thanks to the guys at the border guards for congratulations. And whoever believes in UNCLE Vasya and who has a soul in a vest WITH A HOLIDAY FOR THE 85th anniversary of the Airborne Forces !!! URAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    3. 0
      4 August 2015 14: 02
      Thanks to the guys at the border guards for CONGRATULATION !!!!!!!!!!!!! And the Brotherhood who believes in UNCLE Vasya and who has a soul in a vest with a HOLIDAY 85 years of airborne forces !!! Uraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  17. +1
    3 August 2015 21: 35
    GLORY TO YOU DONBASS !!!
  18. +1
    3 August 2015 21: 50
    Happy holiday, landing !!!
    Peaceful sky over your head !!!

    And a small question. And what is this colonel with the "Brezhnev" iconostasis on his chest ???
    Here are the real heroes that young people need to be told
    1. 0
      4 August 2015 06: 40
      Anatoly Lebed, the real man was !!!
      PS I personally did not know, but 100% sure
    2. 0
      4 August 2015 06: 40
      Anatoly Lebed, the real man was !!!
      PS I personally did not know, but 100% sure
  19. -2
    4 August 2015 11: 04
    Quote: svp67
    August 2, New Russia celebrated Airborne Forces Day
    Thanks to the author. But such a monument to Airborne Forces Day was opened in Lugansk, in memory of the dead paratroopers defending the city

    The paratroopers of the airmobile brigade were in Lugansk only one. They have a monument that defended the airfield?
  20. +1
    4 August 2015 16: 35
    The other day I noticed an interesting fact. Both Ukrainian and Russian paratroopers lay flowers at the monument to Margelov in their cities and countries, and in Donetsk too. Ukraine seems to be struggling with the Soviet past, but army traditions remain the same. The paradox however.

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