President Vladimir Putin congratulated the military on Space Forces Day and noted their significant contribution to Russia's defense capability.
“I am confident that you will continue to firmly defend the strategic interests of our state, make a significant contribution to the implementation of the national space program and ensure the defense capability of the Motherland“, the telegram published on the Kremlin website said.
He stressed that the Aerospace Forces “carefully preserve and develop the glorious traditions of their predecessors”.
Putin defined their main tasks as managing military and dual-purpose satellite groups, identifying threats in space and effectively countering them.
The President earlier noted that the personnel, soldiers and the officers of the Air Force demonstrated "courage and bravery during the special operation, performed thousands of combat missions and demonstrated the highest level of skill in solving the assigned tasks".