More than Br100 million allocated for the reconstruction of the Central Military Cemetery in Liozno

July 2, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. More than Br100 million has been allocated for the reconstruction of the Central military burial site in the urban settlement of Liozno, the head of the ideological work department of the Liozno District Executive Committee, Alexander Lukashevich, told a BELTA correspondent. During the restoration of the military cemetery, where about 1.4 thousand Soviet Army soldiers are buried, obelisks were replaced and landscaping was carried out. On Independence Day, all guests and residents of the district who come here to honor the memory of the fallen heroes will be able to see it in its updated form. The reconstruction of this military burial site is planned to be fully completed by the 66th anniversary of the liberation of the Liozno district from the Nazi invaders, which the district will celebrate on October 10 this year. An additional Br40 million is planned to be allocated for these purposes. 27,000 people died in the battles for the liberation of the Liozno district. The names of many soldiers are preserved in 83 military burial sites. At the same time, near the village of Stasevo, there is the only cemetery in Belarus where only officers are buried. Annually, their comrades-in-arms and relatives from the republics of the former Soviet Union come to honor the memory of the liberator heroes. Thus, veterans from Russia have already arrived in Liozno for the celebration on July 3, the interlocutor said. -0-