Andriy Parubiy welcomed the battalion commander and the soldiers of the 2nd volunteer battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine, which first entered the Sloviansc and raised the national flag of Ukraine on the building of the City Council of Sloviansc on
Today within the walls of the Staff of the NSDC of Ukraine the Secretary of National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine Andriy Parubiy met the battalion commander and the soldiers of the 2nd volunteer battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine.
The battalion commander of the volunteer battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine, formed by the Maidan's Self-defense, Andriy Tiron and guards Vasyil Kovalchuk and Ivan Zhuravliov, which first entered the Sloviansc, removed the flag of the terrorists and raised the national flag of Ukraine on the building of the City Council of Sloviansc on the 5th of July.
"It is symbolic that the flag over the Sloviansc was raised by the Maidan's Self-defense volunteers. Heroes of glory," Andriy Parubiy greeted the soldiers.
The Secretary of the NSDC of Ukraine also thanked the guards for the courage and duty and presented commemorative awards.