MOSCOW, June 23. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented the Order of Zhukov to the Presidential Regiment of the Federal Protective Service of Russia (FSO) in the St. George Hall of the Kremlin.
As the solemn marching music played, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief attached the Order of Zhukov to the regiment's banner in the presence of the Kremlin guards who had lined up in the Hall of Military Glory in Russia.
After delivering a welcoming speech, Putin tied the Order's ribbon neatly around the pole with a bow. As the fanfare played, the senior member of the banner group symbolically raised the banner as a sign of their unit's future achievements and victories.
Troops of the Presidential Regiment greeted the high award, given to the unit on its 90th anniversary, with a three-fold "hurrah".
FSO Director Dmitry Kochnev addressed Putin and the regiment's personnel with a speech, in which he assured that the Kremlin guards, like the entire service, would faithfully serve their oath.
