In the Liozno district, soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War were reburied
During field search operations in the village of Klievcy, the remains of 38 Red Army soldiers and accompanying items, including a medal "For Military Merit", were discovered by servicemen of the 52nd Separate Specialized Search Battalion. The identity of the deceased was established by the medal number; it turned out to be Senior Sergeant Vasily Petrovich Menshov, a native of the Poretsky district of the Chuvash ASSR, who was listed as missing in November 1943.
The memorial service and solemn burial of 37 soldiers were attended by Vladimir Terentyev, Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Council of Deputies, representatives of the administration of the Oktyabrsky rural settlement of the Poretsky district of the Chuvash Republic – Valery Galyamin and Alexander Cherepkov, as well as representatives of the Liozno District Executive Committee, the 52nd Separate Specialized Search Battalion, and residents of Vyalikaye Syalo.
Work to search for those who died during the Great Patriotic War is carried out daily. As Vladimir Terentyev noted in his speech, thanks to the efforts of search teams and the 52nd Separate Specialized Search Battalion, the remains of 234 Soviet Army soldiers and civilians who died in the war have been recovered this year alone.
– A total of 454,000 soldiers are buried in the Vitebsk region, of which, unfortunately, 192,000 are still unknown. This year alone, search teams have restored the names of 3,515 Soviet Army soldiers, and over 6,500 names have been inscribed on obelisks and memorials, – said Vladimir Terentyev.
The remains and medal of Vasily Menshov were handed over to the representatives of the administration of Oktyabrskoye rural settlement of Poretsky district of the Chuvash Republic – Valery Galyamin and Alexander Cherepkov. They, in turn, also noted the merits of the search parties and conveyed gratitude from the head of the administration of Poretsky district.
– Tomorrow at twelve o'clock, a mourning rally will be held in his native village of Antipenko, and Vasily Menshov will be buried next to his relatives, – said Valery Galyamin.
Before the burial of 37 fallen soldiers, the dean of the Liozno deanery, priest Vyacheslav, held a requiem liturgy. After that, wreaths and flowers were laid on the soldiers' graves.