Pavlodar residents honored the memory of the fallen in the Great Patriotic War

Pavlodar celebrates the 77th anniversary of the Victory. Festive events began at the Obelisk of Glory with a requiem rally "Uakyttan da kushti estelik" in memory of those who fell during the Great Patriotic War.

Pavlodar residents honored the memory of the war heroes with a minute of silence. Akim of the region Abylkair Skakov laid flowers at the Eternal Flame.

Thousands of people gathered at the Obelisk of Glory. Citizens, military personnel, law enforcement officers, representatives of public organizations came to lay flowers and wreaths at the Eternal Flame. The laying took place to the sounds of a funeral march. Gun volleys thundered.

- Victory Day is, first of all, the memory of the dead, of the feat of our grandfathers, – said the soldier-internationalist Sergey Yemelyanov. – The people are grieving and will continue to grieve, because there are no examples of such a feat in the history of mankind. Happy Victory Day!

Six-year-old Arslan Galymbek also came to the monument to honor the memory of his great-grandfather. A young Pavlodar resident, among other citizens, laid flowers at the Eternal Flame in memory of his great-grandfather who fought on the Leningrad Front.

During the war, more than 40 thousand people were mobilized from the Pavlodar region. Losses on the fronts amounted to more than 20 thousand people, that is, more than half. Pavlodar residents took part in all the major battles of the war. More than 10 thousand of them were awarded military awards. 23 Pavlodar residents received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, eight people became full Holders of the Order of Glory.

To date, 18 veterans of the Great Patriotic War live in the Pavlodar region. On the eve of the Victory Day, they received one-time financial assistance in the amount of two million tenge. On the eve of Victory Day, Akim of the region Abylkair Skakov personally visited every WWII veteran and wished them good health and vitality.