Today in Nikolayev hosted celebrations in honor of the Marine Corps in Ukraine century. Speaking before the military marines, President of Ukraine said the replacement of the black berets morpehovskih take the aqua NATO standard. But there was an incident, First soldiers of Feodosia Separate Marine Battalion (1-FOBMP) We opposed the change of color of the beret.
Ex-soldier battalion Anatoly Vovnenko reported this to Facebook. (Formatted text translated into Russian):
The Marines do not change traditions! Today, as part of celebrations on the day of marines in Nikolayev a change of color of the beret and the Marine Corps symbols of Ukraine. Marines 1-FOBMP refused to change the oath and entered in the parade during celebrations in their Ukrainian black berets. Saving symbols is a symbol of survivability and traditions, residues teams, who fought and are fighting with the enemy, and not only in the ranks of the Marine Corps, but in all APU. Reform is not a change of facade! We boldly declare it!
According to Ukrainian media, a group of soldiers came to the parade ground and lined up in front of the President and the leadership of the army in black beret. This protest was supported around 100 personnel of the battalion of elders, sailors and some officers. The supreme command of trying to prevent this, including threats to dismiss all the protesters.
As said soldiers themselves, the cause of the public demarche is not only replacing the color Berets, but in general, a bad attitude to the soldiers in the army and reform, conducted only on paper. The command does not value the personnel, say they, all the problems are ignored and silenced the High Command, although earlier the elders, and the sailors were trying to convey to the leadership problems.
Currently all, participated in this action, caused in part, which must come the army command and the Minister of Defense of Ukraine.
Navy Commander Igor Voronchenko declined to comment on the situation. Phone Marine commander Yuri Sodolya not responding. Navy press service is not available for comment, Ukrainian media write
