The PMR Armed Forces are 32

The Armed Forces of Pridnestrovie celebrated the 32nd anniversary of their creation. A solemn meeting on the occasion of the date was held in the great hall of the Palace of the Republic, which was attended by the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Vadim Krasnoselsky, Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Alexander Korshunov and Vice Speaker of the Parliament, head of the Committee on Legislation, Law Enforcement, Defense, Security, Peacekeeping, Protection of Rights and freedoms of citizens Galina Antyufeeva, as well as the First President of the PMR Igor Smirnov.

A documentary film about the history, achievements, modern everyday life and plans for the future of the Pridnestrovian army was presented to the attention of the guests. The Minister of Defense, Lieutenant-General Oleg Obruchkov, summed up the results of the activities of the defense department, recalling that the history of the republic's armed forces began with the creation of the Pridnestrovian guard. 

The memory of the defenders of the Fatherland was honored with a minute of silence.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the PMR Vadim Krasnoselsky made a congratulatory speech. The President emphasized that the country is in a difficult and dangerous geopolitical situation.

“It has always been difficult for us. All the time of our statehood, all 33 years it was not easy. Everything is together today: economic difficulties, and pressure, and the lack of political dialogue, and the war around us, of course. This is a completely new challenge, this is the next stage of the geopolitical catastrophes that our people experienced in certain periods of time. We have had such a fate, but we must be ready for it. The Lord gives trials according to our strength, and we must be strong, we must withstand difficulties”, Vadim Krasnoselsky aimed.

The PMR President focused on the unity of the army and the people. He spoke about the infrastructural and technical development of the armed forces. The President assured that a new training campus of the Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense of the PMR would be commissioned in the near future. 

The President spoke about the importance of ideology, emphasizing that Pridnestrovians have a history, continuity of generations, traditions and culture of honoring the memory of ancestors and their military exploits. 

“We will be able to win only believing in ourselves and in our statehood. We will be able to win only by maintaining the continuity of generations, respect for our ancestors, our history, our faith. I believe in the Pridnestrovian people, I believe in the Pridnestrovian statehood,” summed up the Commander-in-Chief, calling for consolidation.

The most distinguished servicemen were awarded state awards and documents on conferring regular military ranks on the occasion of the departmental holiday. The solemn event continued with a festive concert prepared by the orchestra of the General Staff of the PMR Armed Forces.

According to the press service of the PMR President