The akim of NKR visited war veterans

In anticipation of the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory, the akim of North Kazakhstan region Kumar Aksakalov visited veterans of the Great Patriotic War and congratulated them on the upcoming holiday.

Now, 52 war veterans live in the region. Ivan Trofimovich Klimenko is one of them. The man was called up for service in 1944. He participated in the battles of the Far Eastern Front. Ivan Trofimovich was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 2nd degree, medals "For the victory over Germany" and "For the victory over Japan."

Kozhatay Seytakhmetovich Nekibayev also was among those who defended our Motherland from enemies. A man was born in Yesil district. In 1941, drafted into the ranks of the Red Army. From 1943 to 1948, he served on the 2nd Ukrainian front. Kozhatay Seytakhmetovich was also awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 2nd degree, the medals of Zhukov, “For the victory over Germany”, “For the development of virgin and fallow lands” and many others.

Today, the head of the region expressed personal gratitude to the heroes of our day and handed them the “Congratulatory Letter” from the President of the country.

“We are all indebted to veterans for a peaceful sky above our heads. You, having passed through heavy front-line roads, have actively joined in working life and developed the country. We are grateful to the older generation for their huge contribution to the development of our region, for courage and hard work. Our veterans are a real role model for the younger generation,” – Kumar Aksakalov said.