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A military memorial at the burial site of Soviet soldiers who died during World War II was opened in Hungary after restoration was completed. It is located in Nagybayom, TASS reports.
The ceremony was attended by diplomats from Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Kazakhstan. They laid flowers together with local residents.
In his welcoming message, Ambassador of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Stanislavov is sure that the memory of the feat of the ancestors who died for the freedom of all mankind should be preserved by all future generations.
The head of the central Hungarian-Russian Friendship Society, György Gilian, has no doubts that war memorials are a reminder of the value of peace.
Nearly 1,400 servicemen who died in 1944-1945 are buried in the cemetery. In the center of the military burial there is an obelisk decorated with the image of a Soviet soldier and a gold star. Next to it are two artillery pieces.
During the repair work, the monument was restored, the territory was put in order. Marble slabs with the names of fallen soldiers appeared on the graves. Thanks to archival research, it was possible to establish most of the names.
Funds for repairs were allocated by the Russian authorities, as well as Gazprom.
In the battles for the liberation of Hungary, the Soviet Union lost about 140,000 people. Most of them died in the battles for Budapest. After the war, Moscow provided assistance to the Hungarian population and the state.
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