A ski crossing in honor of the 65th anniversary of the Great Victory will take place in Belarus from February 13-16

February 12, Minsk /BelTA correspondent/. A ski expedition dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Great Victory will take place across Belarus. This was reported to BelTA by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus. The ski expedition along the route "Nizhny Novgorod - Pskov - Polotsk - Vitebsk - Smolensk - Moscow", which passes through the places of the heroic past of the Russian and Belarusian peoples, started on February 9. The event is dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War and the 80th anniversary of the formation of the Airborne Forces. The event will be held on the territory of Belarus from February 13 to 16. Participants will meet with veterans, youth, and servicemen of military units. They will also give concerts, participate in the military oath ceremony for recruits of one of the military units in Polotsk, perform a concert at the 103rd Guards Separate Mobile Brigade, visit the Vitebsk Museum of Afghan War Veterans, the Island of Courage and Sorrow in Minsk, and the "Stalin Line" historical and cultural complex. -0-