Honourable Minister of Defence!Honourable Commander of the National Armed Forces!Esteemed Rector of the National Defence Academy!Officers and Academy’s faculty members!Lieutenants and everyone present – family members, relatives and friends!It is a great pleasure to be here with you today and to congratulate our newly commissioned lieutenants. Our Armed Forces are gaining a strong, motivated and patriotic new generation of officers. You began your studies at the time when Russia launched its…
Honourable Minister of Defence!Honourable Commander of the National Armed Forces!Esteemed Rector of the National Defence Academy!Officers and Academy’s faculty members!Lieutenants and everyone present – family members, relatives and friends!It is a great pleasure to be here with you today and to congratulate our newly commissioned lieutenants. Our Armed Forces are gaining a strong, motivated and patriotic new generation of officers. You began your studies at the time when Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. You have mastered the fundamentals of the officer’s profession, the art of war, military theory, and everything that the National Defence Academy could provide to you at the beginning of your military careers.However, I believe…
