In Yekaterinburg, a solemn ceremony of presenting a battle flag with St. George flag ribbons was held in honor of the assignment of the honorary name "Guardians" to the 14th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense.
The event was attended by the First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces, Lt. Col. Alexander Maksimtsev, the Army Commander, Lt. Col. Vladimir Melnikov, the leadership, members of the association's military and veterans.
The ceremony began with the unfurling of the state flag of the Russian Federation and a replica of the victory flag to the sound of a military band.
After that, the decree of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, was read on awarding the 14th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense the honorary name "Guardians" for mass heroism and courage, courage and bravery shown by the military personnel in combat operations to protect the homeland and the interests of the country in armed conflicts.