On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, a car rally in memory of the heroes was launched in Vitebsk
The solemn opening of the international motor rally took place in Vitebsk at the memorial complex in honor of Soviet soldiers-liberators, partisans, and underground fighters on Victory Square.
Future colleagues – students of the law faculty of PSU named after P. Masherov – joined the investigators from the two countries. Together, they laid wreaths and flowers at the foot of the memorial.
The large-scale project involves employees of the Investigative Committee departments for Vitebsk, Gomel, Minsk, and Mogilev regions, representatives of the Central Office of the Investigative Committee of Russia, and investigative departments of the Investigative Committee for Bryansk and Smolensk regions. Participants of the commemorative route will visit the memorial complex "For our Soviet Motherland" (Orsha), the memorial of military glory "Ludzchitskaya Vysota" (Bykhovsky district), and the memorial complexes "Ola" (Svetlogorsky district) and "Ozarychi" (Kalinkovichsky district), where solemn events will be held.
– A commemorative motor rally of this scale is being held on our land for the first time and symbolizes the unity of our two peoples. It is a tribute to the fallen. The motor rally route runs through three regions – Vitebsk, Mogilev, and Gomel. I am confident that such a tradition will be continued, and together with our Russian colleagues, we will visit memorable places in Smolensk, Bryansk, Pskov, and other regions, – emphasized the Head of the Investigative Committee Department for the Vitebsk Region, Major General of Justice Alexander Gutska.
– It is very important to remember our great-grandfathers and grandfathers who won Victory and a peaceful future at the cost of their lives. Such actions are necessary to pass on the memory of the victors to the youth and thus support patriotic education and the connection between generations. Together with our Vitebsk colleagues, we have planned joint memory watches in the Smolensk region, where search parties are still finding the remains of Soviet soldiers who heroically died for the liberation of our common Motherland. One of these watches will take place in August, – noted the Head of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Smolensk Region, Major General of Justice Anatoly Ukhanov.