The remains of Red Army soldiers will be reburied in Vitebsk and Dubrovno districts

In two districts of the Vitebsk region, the remains of Red Army soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War will be reburied. Today, the ceremony will take place in the agro-town of Zaronovo, Vitebsk district. Tomorrow, September 16, the reburial of the remains of five Red Army soldiers will take place in the agro-town of Buda, Dubrovno district.

In August, near the village of Novoye Selo, Dubrovno district, servicemen of the 52nd Separate Specialized Search Battalion discovered the bones of five soldiers and the medal "For Courage". It was found that the medal dated November 3, 1943, was awarded to Private, squad leader of the anti-tank rifle company, Mikhail Nikitovich Shkuratov. He was born in 1924 in the village of Cheremichki, Topkinsky district, Kemerovo region (Russia). Mikhail Shkuratov was drafted to the front on December 1, 1942. In 10 months of service at the age of 19, he was awarded the medal "For Courage" twice. He died in October 1943 near the village of Novoye Selo.

In the Vitebsk region, search operations are carried out constantly, especially in the eastern districts. Fierce battles took place here at the end of 1943 and especially in 1944, when the offensive operation to liberate Belarus "Bagration" began. The region has over 1.5 thousand burials, where more than 400 thousand Soviet soldiers rest.

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