Uzbekistan commemorates those who died in the ranks of the Soviet Army in World War II
Uzbekistan commemorates those who died in the ranks of the Soviet Army in World War II
In Uzbekistan, on the 79th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany by the Soviet Army, events are being held "Day of Remembrance and Respect" in memory of those who died in World War II.
In Uzbekistan, people laid a wreath and observed a minute of silence at the Metanet Methi monument, erected in memory of those killed in World War II, in Victory Park in the capital Tashkent.
Yesterday, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev also visited veterans of the Great Patriotic War at the military hospital where they were being treated and talked with them.
Later, President Mirziyoyev laid a wreath at the monument of Courage and Valor and honored the memory of the victims with a minute of silence. In his message on the occasion of May 9, the President congratulated the citizens on the Day of Remembrance and Honors and Victory Day.
Mirziyoyev noted that out of about 2 million Uzbeks who went to World War II, 538 thousand died, 930 thousand were injured, and 158 thousand were missing. He stressed that, despite the past years, it is impossible to forget the indelible wounds left by this devastating war in the hearts of the Uzbek people.
The President also noted that at that time, the Uzbek people provided shelter to 1.5 million evacuees from the war zone, sheltered 250 thousand orphaned children, sharing the last piece of bread with them, thereby showing high human qualities.
In addition, President Mirziyoyev signed a decree on the payment of a cash bonus of 20 million soums (approximately 1,600 dollars) to World War II veterans living in the country.
On May 9, the day when the USSR defeated Nazi Germany, Victory Day is celebrated in Russia and the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, and events have been held in Uzbekistan since 1999 in memory of those who died in World War II.
In World War II, 1,950,000 Uzbeks fought in the ranks of the Soviet Army, of which more than half a million died. Currently, about 100 veterans of the Second World War live in Uzbekistan.