All districts of Grodno Oblast joined the national commemorative campaign “To the Glory of the Common Victory!”. The regional stage kicked off in Voronovo District on 23 August 2019 and finished in Mosty District on 9 April. Participants of the campaign tidied up war memorials and mass graves.
On 10 April, capsules with soil from all districts of Grodno Oblast were handed over to the Grodno History and Archaeology Museum. On 17 April, the capsules will be sent to Minsk to be placed into the crypt of the All Saints Church.
Bikers deliver the capsule with soil from mass graves in Grodno District to the Grodno History and Archaeology Museum
Chairman of the Council of Veterans of the city of Skidel Vasily Kazak hands over the capsule to representatives of the museum
Photos by Leonid Shcheglov