A solemn ceremony of reburial of the remains of 42 Red Army soldiers took place in the Vitebsk region
At the "Noviki Bridgehead" military memorial near the village of the same name in Vitebsk district, on November 18, a solemn reburial took place of the remains of Red Army soldiers who heroically died during the Great Patriotic War in battles for the liberation of their native land from the Nazi invaders.
In January-March 1944, on the banks of the Luchosa River, rifle corps, tank brigades, and self-propelled artillery regiments of the Western Front of the Red Army broke through the enemy defense line "Eastern Wall." Both sides suffered huge losses... The remains of 42 Soviet servicemen, who died in bloody battles in the vicinity of the village of Noviki, were discovered during search operations conducted in August of this year by servicemen of the 52nd Separate Specialized Search Battalion, together with representatives of the Moscow Regional Public Organization "Charitable Military Historical Search Club 'Memory and Reconciliation'" and the search party "Scouts of Military Glory" from Novopolotsk. Unfortunately, the names of the heroes have not been identified.
The solemn ceremony of reburial of fallen defenders of the Motherland was attended by Gennady Egorov, Head of the Main Department of Ideological Work and Youth Affairs of the Regional Executive Committee, Zhanna Cherkunova, Deputy Chairperson of the Vitebsk District Executive Committee, Alexander Trubeko, Commander of the 52nd Separate Specialized Search Battalion, Valery Zagrekov, Chairman of the Board of the Moscow Regional Public Organization "Charitable Military-Historical Search Club 'Memory and Reconciliation'", Andrey Ivanov, Head of the Internal Affairs Department of the District Executive Committee, Svyatoslav Drabtsou, Chairman of the Shapetchinsky Village Executive Committee, Father Tit, Rector of the Church of the Holy Martyr Nicholas, Priest of Vitebsk, as well as searchers from Belarus and Russia, and local residents.
A mourning rally was held, during which Gennady Egorov addressed all those gathered. On behalf of the Regional Executive Committee and the Regional Council of Deputies, Gennady Egorov expressed gratitude for the immense search work to everyone involved, emphasizing that this work is very important for all of us, especially for the younger generation.
In January-March 1944, on the banks of the Luchosa River, rifle corps, tank brigades, and self-propelled artillery regiments of the Western Front of the Red Army broke through the enemy defense line "Eastern Wall." Both sides suffered huge losses... The remains of 42 Soviet servicemen, who died in bloody battles in the vicinity of the village of Noviki, were discovered during search operations conducted in August of this year by servicemen of the 52nd Separate Specialized Search Battalion, together with representatives of the Moscow Regional Public Organization "Charitable Military Historical Search Club 'Memory and Reconciliation'" and the search party "Scouts of Military Glory" from Novopolotsk. Unfortunately, the names of the heroes have not been identified.
The solemn ceremony of reburial of fallen defenders of the Motherland was attended by Gennady Egorov, Head of the Main Department of Ideological Work and Youth Affairs of the Regional Executive Committee, Zhanna Cherkunova, Deputy Chairperson of the Vitebsk District Executive Committee, Alexander Trubeko, Commander of the 52nd Separate Specialized Search Battalion, Valery Zagrekov, Chairman of the Board of the Moscow Regional Public Organization "Charitable Military-Historical Search Club 'Memory and Reconciliation'", Andrey Ivanov, Head of the Internal Affairs Department of the District Executive Committee, Svyatoslav Drabtsou, Chairman of the Shapetchinsky Village Executive Committee, Father Tit, Rector of the Church of the Holy Martyr Nicholas, Priest of Vitebsk, as well as searchers from Belarus and Russia, and local residents.
A mourning rally was held, during which Gennady Egorov addressed all those gathered. On behalf of the Regional Executive Committee and the Regional Council of Deputies, Gennady Egorov expressed gratitude for the immense search work to everyone involved, emphasizing that this work is very important for all of us, especially for the younger generation.