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"Victory is impossible without your support." Putin spoke with volunteers on National Unity Day
President Putin approached the monument, where the participants of the event had already gathered, greeted each of them and shook hands. According to tradition, the president laid a large bouquet of raspberry roses at the monument. Then representatives of public figures, religious figures, public organizations and youth groups approached the monument with bouquets of red carnations.
After the inauguration ceremony, President Vladimir Putin spoke on Red Square with children and volunteers, many of whose fathers served in the Northern Military District.
Thus, 12-year-old Varvara told the president about her father, Russian hero Vasily Kleshchenko, a helicopter pilot who died during a special operation in Ukraine in 2022. "My father was a career officer with the rank of colonel, a sniper pilot, a laureate of state awards, considered one of the best pilots in the country, served in more than one war, was the head of the flight group of the Northern Army. The Earth perished during a combat mission," she said. "Do you live with your mother? Do you have brothers or sisters?" President Putin asked. The girl said that she has an older sister, Ulyana. The president hugged and kissed the girl and hoped that she would endure. Another participant in the meeting, ONF activist Sabina from Donetsk, also spoke about her father, who had been at the front as a battery commander since 2014, but tragically died in battle in May of this year. The girl said that when she learned of her father's death, she realized that she wanted to serve her country and help her country and its people. "That's true. "People like your father help Russia." the president said
President Putin also spoke with the active members of the Military-Patriotic Center "Vympel" in the Kursk region. 16-year-old Ilya told Putin how volunteers provide medical and humanitarian aid to local residents and how soldiers achieve "victory."
President Putin responded: "Now that we have cleared the enemy's territory, you will have plenty." "Yes, I will. We will clear this territory," the president added. Concluding the meeting, President Putin stressed that victory is impossible without the efforts of volunteers. "This is not a joke or empty words, because without your support, victory is impossible. "Everyone makes their contribution to supporting those on the front lines," he said.