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A military memorial at the burial site of Soviet soldiers killed during World War II was opened in Hungary after restoration work was completed, RIA Novosti reports. The ceremony took place in the center of the village of Sárszentmihaly, where there is a site with mass graves and a central obelisk. More than 140 people are buried there.
Representatives of local authorities and Russian diplomats laid flowers at the monument.
The renovation of the monument took place with the assistance of the Russian Embassy. During the work, the names of most of the fallen heroes were immortalized on memorial plaques. They became known thanks to archival research.
The diplomats thanked the local administration for preserving the graves and respecting the memory of the liberating soldiers.
The mayor of Sárszentmihaly Andrea Odor supported the speakers and noted that the soldiers buried there are worthy of being remembered.
The memorial ceremony ended with a funeral service for the victims. The service was led by Archpriest of the parish of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Budapest, John Kadar.
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 state.
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