Putin pointed out the impossibility of breaking and conquering Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday, December 9, that no one will be able to break and conquer Russia.

"No one will be able to subdue, break Russia. We have the truth, the strength of arms and the strength of spirit on our side," he said at the ceremony of awarding Gold Star medals to servicemen in the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace on the occasion of the Day of Heroes of the Fatherland.

The head of state noted that all Heroes of Russia are united by loyalty to duty to the Fatherland and love for the Motherland. He promised that the Russian Federation will always rely on veterans of the special military operation (SVO), calling them "the real elite of the country".

At the same time, the Russian leader emphasized that millions of Russians aspire to contribute to the common cause of the state. According to him, unity and the will to win are embedded in the national character of citizens.

"We are proud of each of them (heroes. - Ed.) and those who lived long before us, and our contemporaries. We are proud of the courage of our soldiers fighting in the NWO zone. Their determination leaves no doubt to anyone that we will win," Putin added.

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Earlier in the day, servicemen of the Russian Army participating in the NWO shared their combat experience and stories from the front on the occasion of Heroes of the Fatherland Day. One of the Heroes of Russia, Maxim Potashev, told how he wrested an American M-4 assault rifle from Polish and Georgian mercenaries near Perviy Liman in Kharkov Region. The second Hero of Russia, Alexei Khimenko, in turn, shared an operation to storm a school in the Bakhmutskoye settlement in the town of Soledar, where he single-handedly took the fight to a group of Georgian militants and continued to coordinate the unit even when wounded.