The President of Ukraine stated that "Nazism defeated primarily a Ukrainian soldier"

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko made a speech at an event on Victory Day over Nazism. The head of state emphasized that the main contribution to this victory was made by a Ukrainian soldier.

"Marshals and generals, Ukrainians by origin led almost half of the 15 fronts. Among the Soviet generals of the Second World War, about 300 Ukrainians said," said Petro Poroshenko, whose speech was published by the 112 Ukraine television channel.

According to Poroshenko, "Nazism defeated primarily a Ukrainian soldier."

“A soldier, no matter what the nation, who fought not for Stalin, but for his land and family. Without millions of Ukrainian soldiers in the fields of World War II, World War War would not end, most likely, this would last longer. We need to remember the exploits of Ukrainians on all fronts of World War II,” the head of state added.

Poroshenko emphasized that Ukraine, due to its geostrategic situation, has become one of the main bridgeheads of the World War and suffered heavy losses.

“Our people are visible by the pre -war collectivization, the holodomor, the great terror of the 30s, in the flame of the universal human disaster lost every fifth son and daughter,” the president noted. “Millions of Ukrainian peaceful residents lost their lives from the bullets and hunger, the Nazis stoiled our holy places and a half, destroyed our holy places, destroyed our holy places. Hundreds of enterprises, educational institutions, culture, architectural monuments. "

It is not possible to honor the dead soldiers: the action "Immortal Regiment" is accompanied by fights and skirmishes

The action "Immortal Regiment", dedicated to Victory Day, which is held in the center of the Ukrainian capital, is accompanied by skirmishes and assault, TASS reports. So, the chanting "fascism will not pass!" Elderly people are sharply responding with young radicals. They are trying to shout out pensioners.

A serious brawl occurred near the Park of Glory. About 20 people began to shout offensive words addressed to the leaders of the "opposition bloc", which were at the head of the column. Several people tried to arrange a fight, but they were pushed by the police.

Representatives of the National Police and the National Guard, surrounded by a column of the Immortal Regiment, are trying to stagger passions and conduct conversations with the most active participants in the confrontation.

Another incident with the participation of nationalists occurred before the start of the action, near the framework of metal detectors installed near the Arsenalnaya metro station. There, the radicals began to sing the anthem of Ukraine. Later in a crowd consisting of people of opposite views, a fight began. The municipal warriors who follow the order at the event brought one man from the crowd. His face was broken, but he tried to continue the brawl, RIA Novosti reports.

In a conversation with the warriors, the man said that "the nationalists tried to take a portrait from the woman, and he stood up for her." According to RIA Novosti, the woman carried a portrait of her relative - a participant in the Great Patriotic War.

After an explanatory conversation, the warriors released a man. Representatives of the Red Cross provided him with medical assistance. His nose was broken.

Opponents of the procession arranged a flash mob by going to the promotion with portraits of the heroes of the computer game World of Warcraft.

The "Immortal Regiment" action takes place annually around the world, including in Ukraine. According to the head of the police of Kyiv, Andrei Krishchenko, up to three thousand people were going to participate in the capital in the capital. They decided to lay flowers to the grave of an unknown soldier in the Park of Glory. At the same time, the Kiev city administration registered the application of the movement "Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists"*, which intended to organize their event in Kyiv on May 9 and impede the procession.

The security forces monitor the progress of victorious celebrations and delay not only aggressive people and provocateurs. Already by 11:00 in Ukraine seven people were detained "for the use of prohibited symbols of the communist totalitarian regime." This is stated in the microblog of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on Twitter.

However, no one detained the people in the Soviet military uniform, which reached the march of the "Immortal Regiment".

Since May 2015, Ukraine has been in force in Ukraine "On condemning the communist and Nazi regimes", which prohibits the promotion of Soviet symbols. It suggests, in particular, the renaming of cities and streets named after Soviet statesmen. The document caused a great resonance in society, since it did not clearly spell out the boundaries of its application. Ukrainian legislation provides for criminal liability for the production and distribution of communist symbols.