“Throughout history, those who have dedicated themselves to this heroic service have stood firm in defense of the homeland, successfully fulfilling complex and highly responsible missions,” the message published this Wednesday on the Kremlin website emphasizes.

The president also noted that timely intelligence has repeatedly played a key role in the strategic decisions of Russian leaders, helping to maintain strategic parity with major world powers and protecting the state’s defense capabilities and its political and military interests.

Putin emphasized that the military intelligence officers work with great dedication in the most dangerous areas of the special operation in Ukraine, uncovering enemy plans and carrying out daring raids.

“They always demonstrate a high level of professionalism and courage,” he stated.

It is symbolic that the monument to the Military Intelligence Officers who fulfilled their Duty to the End is being inaugurated this day.

The memory of our comrades who gave their lives for the freedom and independence of our Motherland is sacred, Putin said.

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