Military personnel from the separate checkpoint “Kyiv” performed the composition “Shchedryk” in the center of the capital.
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Nikolai Leontovich’s Christmas song was sung by a former music teacher and now a border guard, Alexey, in pseudo Music. This fighter repelled Russian assaults in the Sumy and Donetsk regions. He is married and has two children with his wife. From the first days of a full-scale war, he was mobilized into the Ukrainian Defense Forces. This was reported on December 24 by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Musical accompaniment on the guitar was provided by border guard Maria, who has been serving in the State National Guard Service for five years. Before the Russian invasion, it checked documents at Boryspil International Airport, and now stands in defense of Kyiv, as well as strengthening checkpoints on the western border.
Shchedryk represents not only the festive spirit of Christmas, but also the fight for the freedom of the Ukrainian people. The song was first heard abroad in 1919, when the army of the Russian Empire broke into Ukrainian cities and began “liberation” from the “Kyiv chauvinists.” Then Shchedrik attracted the attention of the world community to Ukraine, thanks to which we began to be distinguished from imperial Russia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs emphasized.
Let us remind you that the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky recorded a video message to citizens on the eve of the Nativity of Christ, in which he expressed confidence that Russia will lose in this full-scale war.
Source: Racurs
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