8 February 2016 in the Educational-scientific Institute of Law was held a meeting of the mediation Center, dedicated to the Day of honoring participants of battle actions on territory of other States, which is annually celebrated in Ukraine on 15 February.
Student of group PR-304 Denis Сaush in his speech, «Afghanistan, for which we paid with blood?» said that this day is a Day of remembrance for those who passed through the Inferno of the undeclared war in Afghanistan. It is 15 February 1989 the last Soviet soldier officially left Afghanistan. Analyzing the geopolitical goals of the USSR and the course of military events, the student noticed that the Afghan war a duration of more than 9 years has resulted in enormous human, economic and moral losses both sides, but the Soviet troops did not achieve substantial results. The speaker expressed the hope that, every year, on memorial Day, the leadership of our state to focus on solving the issues of strengthening Ukrainian statehood and security, the consolidation of society around human and national values, will pay more attention to major ethnic loss that they suffered by Ukraine, protecting other people's geopolitical interests. In the report «The Participation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in international peacekeeping operations and security» Tatiana Korgenivskaya (student of group PR-302) pointed to the legal framework of participation of Ukrainian servicemen in peacekeeping activities in conflict zones, gave concrete examples and statistical data, argued for the relevance of Ukraine's participation in peacekeeping activities and security, which increases its credibility in the international arena, gives you the opportunity to participate in creating collective security in the world, to contribute to the maintenance of international peace and stability. The speaker called on the occasion of Day of remembrance to honor the memory of those who died and are still fighting on the battlefields of our homeland, protect the peace in other States, to venerate those who came from the war alive, but with a wounded soul. Will read the detailed reports of the students under the heading «Youth and the law» on the website of the Educational-scientific Institute of Law: www.law.nau.edu.ua.