UMIRZAK SHUKEYEV HONORED WAR VETERANS

Akim of Turkestan region Umirzak Shukeyev visited veterans' homes during a working trip to Kazygurt district and congratulated them on the holiday. Kazygurt district is home to the largest number of veterans in the region - there are four of them here, and they are all a hundred years old.

100-year-old WWII veteran Isabay Zhuzeev told the head of the region about the war. He is one of those Kazakhs who met the Victory in Berlin.

— The younger generation will not forget about your feat. In the most difficult and brutal war in the history of mankind, our hero grandfathers showed courage and contributed to the Great Victory. Among them are veterans of the Turkestan region. On a regular basis, support is provided to veterans, because they are living heroes," U. Shukeev said and handed the veteran a gift.

After that, the akim of the region congratulated 100-year-old WWII veteran Isa Telikbayev. The front-line soldier gave bata and wished our independence to strengthen.

Isa Telikbayev fought on the Leningrad Front. He was awarded the Order of Glory of the III degree. After the end of the war, he received medals "For the Defense of Leningrad", "For the victory over Germany". He was awarded the Order of "Kurmet". Aksakal has 17 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Recall that 5301 war veterans and persons equated to them live in the region today. 22 of them are veterans and invalids of the war. In honor of the 77th anniversary of the Victory, one million tenge was allocated to each of them. There are 154 people equated to participants and invalids of the Great Patriotic War and more than five thousand home front workers in the region.