“With all my heart I wish the veterans health, vitality, and a clear sky overhead!
And to the personnel of the Air Force - optimism and faith in their work, happiness, prosperity, new successes in service and work for the benefit of our great Motherland, "TASS quotes Shoigu as saying.
He stressed that over the years of its existence, the Russian Air Force has made an invaluable contribution to strengthening the country's defense.
“Today our pilots are doing their professional duty in Syria and are on alert,” Shoigu said.
The minister also added that Russian pilots "provide assistance in eliminating the consequences of natural disasters and solve other important state tasks."