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| A third expedition to search for those killed at Khalkhin Gol in 1939 has launched in Mongolia. |
| 2024-05-18 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The third international search expedition “Khalkin Gol. The greater our glory”, organized by the Foundation for the Preservation of Cultural and Historical Heritage “Connection of Times and Generations” and the 1st mechanized search detachment “Avangard”, started in Mongolia. The expedition group is represented by searchers and scientists from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Mongolia, the press service reported. The active phase of the battles of the Red Army and Mongolian troops against the Japanese armed forces at Khalkhin Gol began 85 years ago - in May 1939. The local conflict ended on September 15, 1939, when Japan, admitting its defeat, agreed to a truce with the USSR. “This victory was one of the main reasons for Japan’s refusal to attack the USSR after June 22, 1941. 85 years have passed, but not all the facts have been studied, not all names have been restored. And this work is extremely important for us, search engines,” said Elena Tsunaeva, executive secretary of the Russian Search Movement. The Russian search group included students from the Financial University, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), as well as from Transbaikal and Mongolian State Universities. The tasks of the expedition, in addition to searching for the dead, include a description of the unrecorded burials of Soviet soldiers and the restoration of Soviet monuments and monuments installed in the area. On the first day, searchers managed to find the remains of two soldiers, as well as elements of uniforms, personal belongings and fragments of Red Army weapons. It is noted that during previous search expeditions, which took place in 2019 and 2023, extensive work was carried out to clarify the real picture of the fighting at Khalkhin Gol. Then search teams discovered the remains of 14 Red Army soldiers, two Mongolian soldiers, several unregistered burials and the wreckage of a Soviet SB-2 high-speed bomber. As Regnum reported, on June 24 last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law renaming the day of military glory on September 3 from the Day of the End of World War II to the Day of Victory over Militarist Japan and the End of World War II. The law was adopted by the State Duma and approved by the Federation Council. Related: Mongolia: 2024-03-10 While we scrimp on defence China prepares for war with everything from a huge nuclear arsenal to a vast, mysterious network of bunkers its population could use to survive an all-out atomic conflict Mongolia: 2024-03-06 I wash my hands. Why Victoria Nuland decided to resign Mongolia: 2024-01-09 Scientists continue to search for the location of Genghis Khan's tomb with treasures |
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