Defense minister Pavlo Lebedev is going to raise the prestige of the army and navy in the society.
According to the Defense Ministry press service, Pavlo Lebedev visited the Command of the Navy Armed Forces of Ukraine and heard the report of the commander Vice-Admiral Yuri Ilyin on the Navy standing.
According to the Defense Ministry press service, Pavlo Lebedev visited the Command of the Navy Armed Forces of Ukraine and heard the report of the commander Vice-Admiral Yuri Ilyin on the Navy standing.
During the meeting with the leadership of the Sevastopol garrison, minister outlined the priority tasks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at present.
"The focus will be laid on troop training. The army of the future will be modern and highly mobile. We will raise the prestige of the army and navy in the society," he said during the visit to the Sevastopol garrison.
According to Lebedev, increased attention is paid to equipping the defense department of aviation, navy, highly mobile forces with new weapons and military equipment. The issue of providing the military men with housing is also being solved.
"Special attention will be paid to the moral and ideological education of soldiers, the prestige of military service," Lebedev said.
