Putin: the heroes of the special operation are moving forward, resisting the aggressive force of NATO

The heroes of the special military operation continue to move forward, resisting the aggressive force that is supported and armed by the NATO bloc. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Victory Day Parade on May 9.

"The great feat of the victorious generation inspires the soldiers performing the tasks of a special military operation today. They are resisting an aggressive force that is being armed and supported by the entire NATO bloc, and despite this, our heroes are moving forward," Putin said.

The Head of State noted that the Russian soldiers were joined by workers and designers, engineers, scientists, and inventors. They continue the traditions of their predecessors, relying on modern combat experience, create advanced unique weapons and deploy their mass production.

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The Russian President also called Victory Day a sacred and main holiday for Russia. He stressed that it was the Soviet people who made a decisive contribution to the defeat of Nazism, saved their country and saved the world, put an end to merciless evil, and returned sovereignty to those states that had capitulated to Nazi Germany.