MOSCOW, March 20 Work of trusted representatives on border territories required courage and personal heroism, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with trusted officials.
“Many of you worked in very difficult conditions, and in our border territories, where neo-Nazis are shelling peaceful cities and civilian infrastructure, in the Donbass , in Novorossiya, this required a special character, courage, I would not be afraid of this word, personal heroism. Thank you very much,» Putin said.