Belousov called children of SWO participants as part of the "Christmas Tree of Wishes" campaign

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov spoke by phone with the children of servicemen participating in special operations, whose balloons with New Year's wishes he took off the Christmas tree as part of the all-Russian charity event "Christmas Tree of Wishes. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on December 30.

"Vanya, well we are waiting for you in St. Petersburg! We have developed a whole program with a visit to the zoo, we must see the Naval Museum, the cruiser Aurora," Belousov said during a conversation with nine-year-old Ivan from the Tula region.

The boy's father, who dreams of visiting St. Petersburg, is currently performing combat missions in the NWO zone. He was awarded the Order of Courage, as well as the medals "Zhukov" and "Suvorov" for the bravery and selflessness shown in the course.

Belousov also talked to Victoria from Rostov-on-Don, her brother Yegor and their mother. The girl dreams of visiting the military parade in Moscow with her family.

"In addition to, of course, visiting the parade, we have also planned a visit to the Central Museum of the Armed Forces. We will visit a number of such important places," the Russian Defense Minister promised during a telephone conversation with the girl and her family.

Belousov said that in addition to visiting the Victory Parade on Red Square, the family will visit the Central Museum of the Armed Forces, the Central Military-Patriotic Park of Culture and Recreation of the Armed Forces "Patriot" with its interactive museum grounds, armored vehicles, aviation, military-tactical games and other important places in the capital.

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Earlier, on December 23, the Defense Ministry said that Belousov took part in the all-Russian charity campaign "Christmas Tree of Wishes".

The action "Christmas tree of wishes" has been held since 2018. Children from three to 17 years old who find themselves in a difficult life situation can take part in it. You can fulfill the children's wishes with the help of the project's website. The organizer of the action is the Russian movement of children and youth "Movement of the First".