Eternal flame at the memorial complex «Sherpen bridgehead»CHISINAU, Aug 24 Eternal flame at the memorial complex «Sherpensky bridgehead» in the Novoanensky district of Moldova, where the main battles of the Iasi-Kishinev operation to liberate the republic from fascism, were not lit, said the chairman of the National Coordinating Committee «Victory» Alexei Petrovich.
"On the memorial, which perpetuates the memory of more than 13 thousand soldiers and officers of the Red Army, the Eternal Flame did not burn today. Judging by the fact that no statements were made on the occasion of the Liberation Day from officials today, the defense department decided to save on the feelings of thousands of people who came to honor the memory of the heroes", Petrovich wrote in the Telegram channel.
According to him, fuel is supplied to the monument after an application from the Ministry of Defense of Moldova to the territorial branch of the Moldovagaz enterprise. , Petrovich added.Residents of Narva brought flowers to the place where the T-34 monument tank was located from the Nazi invaders. The complex itself is located 70 kilometers from Chisinau, on a cliff above the bank of the Dniester River, which German soldiers tried to force. It is a bell tower, an altar with the Eternal Flame and granite slabs with the names of the fallen. Nearby is a cemetery where the remains of Soviet soldiers are buried, found during excavations after the war. As a rule, in this place, the authorities of the country laid flowers at the Eternal Flame on August 24, but this year they ignored the tradition. About 400 thousand natives of Moldova fought in the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War, the exploits of 250 thousand of them were awarded, 19 people became Heroes of the Soviet Union. Now less than 400 veterans live in the republic, while not a single Hero of the USSR has survived. Monument to the Liberators of Riga