Today, June 13, a meeting of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security was held, which was dedicated to Russia’s participation in activities to maintain or restore peace and security. The meeting was chaired by the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, Viktor Ozerov. The event was attended by representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defense, members of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other departments. Russia has been conducting peacekeeping missions for 25 years, starting with the settlement of the Ossetian-Georgian conflict. This was stated by the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Viktor Ozerov. “In history new Russia there are quite a few bright examples, when the country’s peacekeeping activities really brought peace and saved the lives of thousands and thousands of people. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the first such peacekeeping operation, which was carried out with the aim of resolving the Ossetian-Georgian conflict,” Ozerov said. This task, according to him, is entrusted to the Committee for Civil Defense and emergency situations, which was headed by Sergei Shoigu. Ozerov emphasized that this first successful experience “laid the traditions of holding peacekeeping operations" “Now we can name both Abkhazia and Kosovo. Even the operation in Aleppo, although it was of a more humanitarian nature, in principle, was also peacekeeping - this activity of the Russian Federation and our military personnel, of course, deserves attention,” he added. The head of the committee recalled that Russia is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and on an equal basis with other states are responsible for maintaining and restoring peace. This year, Russia for the first time began training women as military observers at the UN. This was announced by the head of the operational department - deputy chief of the General Staff Ground Forces Major General Igor Smoliy. According to him, UN military observers and peacekeeping officers are trained at the Combined Arms Academy at courses in Naro-Fominsk. Smoliy clarified that 63 military personnel are serving as military observers and officers of the UN Secretariat. The geography of the observer service covers problem regions of the Middle East and Africa. “...They cope with their responsibilities,” he noted. At the event it was also reported that Russian Military Peacekeeper Day will soon appear among the official holidays; it is planned to be celebrated on the day of the start of Russia’s first peacekeeping operation in the Ossetian-Georgian conflict. This was reported by Viktor Ozerov. “We actively support the draft decree, which the Ministry of Defense has already submitted for consideration, on having a Peacemaker Day in Russia, so that we can tell the truth about those of our servicemen who saved tens and hundreds of thousands of people,” - Ozerov noted. He added that the specific date for celebrating Peacemaker Day should be discussed with veteran organizations. In turn, Igor Smoliy said that the interdepartmental coordination of the document is almost completed. He noted that the Russian Ministry of Defense has organized work to create a departmental medal “Participant in a peacekeeping operation.”
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There is also a memorable day peacekeeping forces Russia. The date was set as a sign of respect for the services of military professionals in preventing and eliminating clashes and the security of our state.
But, unfortunately, few people know what date Russian Peacekeeping Forces Day is marked on our calendar.
Peacekeeping activities
Russia is a peace-loving country, and the priority of Russian policy is always peacekeeping.
A manifestation of this policy are the successfully carried out peacekeeping interventions of Russia in Transnistria, in the republics of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Tajikistan, where Russian army prevented mutual unjustified massacres, and then convinced the conflicting parties of the need for peaceful coexistence.
Peacekeeping activities in the CIS are significant condition integrity and stability of Russia and ultimately serves to maintain internal order in the state. Therefore, all its citizens should know the Day of the Russian Peacekeeping Forces.
The Russian peacekeeping force was created as a result of almost two years of open confrontation with arms in hand between Abkhazia and Georgia.
In April 1994, at the Council of Heads of State of the CIS, by agreement of the warring parties, a decision was made on readiness to send peacekeeping forces from military units CIS countries. At the beginning of June, the President of the Russian Federation issued a Decree on cooperation of the Russian military contingent in the CIS peacekeeping enterprise in the regions of Abkhazia bordering Georgia.
Establishment of a day of remembrance
This day is considered the day of creation of the Commonwealth Collective Peacekeeping Forces independent states and is called the Day of Russian Peacekeeping Forces. What else do you need to know about this?
From the moment the CIS KSKF was formed and the Day of Russian Peacekeeping Forces (June 21) began to be celebrated, Russian peacekeepers have come a remarkable way, creating conditions for maintaining sustainable peace. And thus they won great respect and goodwill from the population.
Due to the presence of Russian peacekeepers, the armed conflict, as a result of which the opposing sides lost more than seven thousand people, was stopped. And done big job to prevent the incitement of armed clashes, fragmentary demining of the area, and providing assistance to the local population in rebuilding their lives after the end of hostilities.
The interruption of the armed confrontation was costly - the price for peace was dozens of lives of Russian soldiers. Therefore, the memorable Day of the Russian Peacekeeping Forces has earned the right to exist.
Peacekeepers and the population
Any military action brings grief and pain to people.
And the presence of peacekeepers is perhaps the only hope that the senseless mutual beating will finally be stopped.
Ordinary people are far from national antagonism and political claims. On Russian Peacekeeping Forces Day, it is good to remember that peace and quiet are immeasurably more important. The future of children is what must always be put first. And therefore, on the Day of Russian Peacekeeping Forces (June 21), congratulations and warm words are addressed to these courageous people.
While in the conflict zone, peacekeepers also carry out humanitarian tasks.
Residents of the entire district turn to KSPM commanders and military personnel every single day on various issues.
The qualified peacekeepers have gained good reputation throughout the region. health care civilians from professional military doctors with experience in “hot spots”.
People understand that peacekeeping forces bring peace to the population of this land, and Russian peacekeepers are the only guarantor of lasting calm in this region.
Since 2016, in Armed Forces Russian Federation November 25 is celebrated new holiday- established by decree of the President of the Russian Federation in August 2016.
The date of celebration was not chosen by chance. On this day in 1973, a group of Soviet military personnel took part in an official peacekeeping operation in the Middle East.
The UN peacekeeping forces themselves are armed contingents of UN member countries, which are formed and sent to conflict regions in order to prevent or eliminate threats to peace and security through joint actions. They, otherwise known as "blue helmets", were created as one of the instruments for maintaining peace, preventing conflicts and ensuring peace initiatives.
The involvement of military peacekeepers in peacekeeping operations in certain regions occurs in the event of unsatisfactory results from economic and political measures taken previously. The use of blue helmets can range from surveillance and patrol to military demonstration and blockade.
The nature of UN peacekeeping operations has changed and become more complex over time. From the banal, but to this day effective, control over the demarcation line of the warring parties, to ensuring law and order in the territories taken under control and preventing humanitarian disasters. This required the inclusion of police representatives and civilian specialists in the “blue helmets” contingent, in addition to the military. This was due both to the factor of gradual acquisition and accumulation of experience by peacekeeping forces, and to the fact that the nature of the conflicts themselves in the second half of the 20th century became more and more complex.
Trying to emphasize the importance of the mission entrusted to the shoulders of the peacekeepers, General Assembly The UN established the International Day of UN Peacekeepers in 2002, celebrated annually. This memorial date, as conceived by the initiators of its establishment, calls for honoring the memory of fallen peacekeepers, as well as paying tribute to the hard work of those who have ever served or continue to serve in the ranks of UN peacekeeping forces.
It is worth noting that during the first forty years of its existence, the UN conducted about 13 peacekeeping operations involving the “blue helmets” forces. In 1973, representatives of the USSR also took part in a similar operation, when the group Soviet officers arrived in the Middle East as military observers. After the collapse of the USSR, Russia, being the main successor to the disappeared state, continued to participate in the work of the UN, including in relation to the activities of the military peacekeeping contingent. A separate aspect of the activities of Russian military peacekeepers was their participation in ensuring peace in the CIS, as well as within the CSTO.
In 1995, the activities of Russian peacekeeping forces received a legislative basis, thanks to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, regulating the procedure for Russia's participation in peacekeeping missions.
Russian military peacekeeping forces took part in ensuring peace in such countries and regions as Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Transnistria, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Chad, Liberia, Kosovo, Tajikistan, Angola. If we take into account the activities of military observers, who do not have the right by their status to bear arms, but are protected by diplomatic rights, then the geography of the participation of Russian military peacekeepers will be much wider.
The special status of military peacekeepers obliges them to do a lot, because the responsibility for their actions is very high. In this regard, the training of Russian military peacekeepers is carried out by the 15th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Peacekeeping Brigade of the Central Military District, specially allocated for this purpose. The decision of the President of the Russian Federation determines the number and composition allocated to the brigade to participate in peacekeeping operations.
The contribution of Russian military peacekeepers to the prevention of military conflicts, deterring aggressive actions of warring parties in different regions world is very high.
November 25 – new, but very important professional holiday, this is how it is celebrated by people called upon to worthily represent Russia as a guarantor of peace anywhere on our planet.
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Military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as one of the UN contingents, have repeatedly participated in the prevention and elimination of internecine strife both on the territory of the CIS countries ( former republics USSR) and in countries outside the territory of the Commonwealth.
Russian military personnel have proven themselves everywhere to be experienced and qualified peacekeepers who perform their tasks efficiently.
In the Russian calendar, for each month of the year there are several army memorable dates and holidays, including the common one for the whole country - February 23 - Military Glory Day.
There is also a memorable Day of Russian Peacekeeping Forces. The date was set as a sign of respect for the services of military professionals in preventing and eliminating clashes and the security of our state.
But, unfortunately, few people know what date Russian Peacekeeping Forces Day is marked on our calendar.
Peacekeeping activities
Russia is a peace-loving country, and the priority of Russian policy is always peacekeeping.
A manifestation of this policy are Russia’s successful peacekeeping interventions in Transnistria, in the republics of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Tajikistan, where it was the Russian army that prevented mutual unjustified massacres, and then convinced the conflicting parties of the need for peaceful coexistence.
Peacekeeping activities in the CIS are a significant condition for the integrity and stability of Russia and ultimately serve to maintain internal order in the state. Therefore, all its citizens should know the Day of the Russian Peacekeeping Forces.
The Russian peacekeeping force was created as a result of almost two years of open confrontation with arms in hand between Abkhazia and Georgia.
In April 1994, at the Council of Heads of State of the CIS, by agreement of the warring parties, a decision was made on the readiness to send peacekeeping forces from military units of the CIS states to the area of armed clashes. At the beginning of June, the President of the Russian Federation issued a Decree on cooperation of the Russian military contingent in the CIS peacekeeping enterprise in the regions of Abkhazia bordering Georgia.
Establishment of a day of remembrance
This day is considered the day of the creation of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States and is called the Day of Russian Peacekeeping Forces. What else do you need to know about this?
From the moment the CIS KSKF was formed and the Day of Russian Peacekeeping Forces (June 21) began to be celebrated, Russian peacekeepers have come a remarkable way, creating conditions for maintaining sustainable peace. And thus they won great respect and goodwill from the population.
Due to the presence of Russian peacekeepers, the armed conflict, as a result of which the opposing sides lost more than seven thousand people, was stopped. And a lot of work has been done to prevent the outbreak of armed clashes, fragmentary demining of the area, and providing assistance to the local population in settling their lives after the end of hostilities.
The interruption of the armed confrontation was costly - the price for peace was dozens of lives of Russian soldiers. Therefore, the memorable Day of the Russian Peacekeeping Forces has earned the right to exist.
Peacekeepers and the population
Any military action brings grief and pain to people.
And the presence of peacekeepers is perhaps the only hope that the senseless mutual beating will finally be stopped.
Ordinary people are far from national antagonism and political claims. On Russian Peacekeeping Forces Day, it is good to remember that peace and quiet are immeasurably more important. The future of children is what must always be put first. And therefore, on the Day of Russian Peacekeeping Forces (June 21), congratulations and warm words are addressed to these courageous people.
While in the conflict zone, peacekeepers also carry out humanitarian tasks.
Residents of the entire district turn to KSPM commanders and military personnel every single day on various issues.
Throughout the region, peacekeepers have gained good reputation for their qualified medical care for civilians from professional military doctors with experience working in “hot spots.”
People understand that peacekeeping forces bring peace to the population of this land, and Russian peacekeepers are the only guarantor of lasting calm in this region.
Abkhazian and Russian politicians, the military laid flowers at the monument Russian peacekeepers.
Sukhum. 21st of June. Apsnypress. Dmitry Basaria. A funeral meeting dedicated to the Day of Russian Peacekeeping Forces was held at the monument to Russian peacekeepers in Sukhum. The event was attended by the President of the Republic of Armenia Raul Khajimba, Speaker of the Parliament Valery Kvarchia, Prime Minister Gennady Gagulia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia Alexey Dvinyanin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Republic of South Ossetia Oleg Botsiev, Plenipotentiary Representative of the PMR in the Republic of Armenia Harry Kupalba, representatives of the Government , management of the Ministry of Defense of Abkhazia and the 7th military base of Russia.
Opening the meeting, the acting deputy commander of the 7th military base, Colonel Igor Fedorov, noted: “June 21 is considered the day of the creation of collective forces for maintaining peace and the commonwealth of independent states. Peacekeepers in Abkhazia have walked a dangerous path, creating the conditions for maintaining sustainable peace, and thereby earning respect from the population. Due to the presence of Russian peacekeepers, the armed conflict, as a result of which the parties lost more than 7 thousand people, was stopped. A lot of work has been done to prevent the outbreak of armed clashes, demining territories, providing assistance to the local population in settling their lives after the end of hostilities, and restoring life support facilities. The interruption of the armed confrontation came at a great cost to the peacekeepers themselves. 117 servicemen laid down their lives while performing their military duty.”
Advisor to the President of Abkhazia on science, culture and education Vladimir Zantaria also emphasized that the Day of Russian Military Peacekeepers is a date filled with deep symbolic meaning in modern history our country. “Citizens of Abkhazia appreciate the role of Russian peacekeepers in the fate of our state, in the process of strengthening its security and sovereignty. The fact that today we live in an environment of peace, stability and entry into the mainstream of creation and revival is largely due to the successful interaction of the leadership of the military structures of Russia and Abkhazia. We remember that Georgian politicians and military leaders did their best to prevent the normal passage of peacekeeping activities KSPM in Abkhazia. Provocative demands were heard from Tbilisi for the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from the confrontation zone. All this was done to start a fire new war. We bow our heads to the memory of the brave peacekeepers who died while taking measures to prevent the provocative actions of Georgian sabotage and terrorist formations,” Zantaria said.
Alexey Dvinyanin noted that the monument to Russian peacekeepers stands opposite the monument to the Unknown Soldier of the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 and this symbolizes the eternal connection between the feat of our fathers and grandfathers during the Second World War with the feat of our brothers and sons who showed courage and heroism on Abkhazian soil. “In difficult times of crisis for the self-determined Republic of Abkhazia, in June 1994, collective CIS peacekeeping forces manned by Russian military personnel were introduced into Abkhaz territory. The word peacemaker itself consists of two words “peace” and “create”, therefore peacemakers are the creators of peace, tranquility and security. There can be nothing more noble than this holy mission on earth. A low bow to those soldiers and officers who gave their lives for the peace and prosperous life of beautiful Apsny. Eternal memory to them!” - said Dvinyanin.
Participants in the mourning meeting laid flowers at the monuments to Russian peacekeepers and the Unknown Soldier.
The organizers of the event are the 7th Russian military base and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Abkhazia.
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