Ufa honored those who died during Great Patriotic War

The event was attended by the Chairman of the State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Konstantin Tolkachev, the First Deputy Head of the Administration of the Head of the Republic, Azat Badranov, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic, Irek Sagitov, the head of the regional executive committee of the United Russia party Ruslan Nasretdinov, the First Deputy Head of the Ufa Administration Sergei Kozhevnikov, veterans, cadets and residents of the capital.

As reported by the press service of the State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow is an official memorial date established by Resolution No. 13 of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation, dated July 13, 1992. In 1996, by decree of the President of Russia, its name was approved as "Day of Remembrance and Sorrow". In 2007, President Vladimir Putin signed amendments to the law "On Days of Military Glory and Memorable Dates in Russia", including June 22 in the list of memorable dates.

As part of the preparations for the 80th anniversary of the Victory, the international action "Garden of Memory" was held in Ufa from March 18 to June 22, and traditional events, including the "Candle of Memory," were held in the parks and squares of the capital.

On the night of June 22, a ceremony was held on Sovetskaya Square, featuring more than 1,000 candles, and the TV tower was illuminated with the inscription "Nobody is forgotten, nothing is forgotten."

As the Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Andrey Nazarov, recalled earlier, the Great Patriotic War brought colossal losses to the Soviet Union: about 27 million people. Of these, 18 million were civilians, and 8.7 million were members of the armed forces. Four million Soviet citizens died in concentration camps, and more than 2 million military personnel were captured.

Author: Daria Subbotina