Secretary of the NSDC of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov participated in celebrations on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Border Guard Service of Ukraine

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov took part in celebrations on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Border Guard Service of Ukraine and the graduation of officers of the National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

During the celebrations, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko presented the "Golden Star" of Hero of Ukraine Yevhen Pikus to his relatives, as well as diplomas to the students who graduated from the Academy with honors. A parade of the SBGS servicemen took place. The President and the head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine also visited the exhibition of samples of uniforms and equipment of the 1918 Special Corps of Border Guards of the Ukrainian People's Republic.