Veterans of Sukhum were awarded medals dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory

Sukhum.March 31st. Apsnypress. Memorable awards on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin were handed by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Abkhazia - Semyon Grigoriev. 

Of the 20 veterans living in the capital, only 15 were able to come to the event : Philip Artyukh, Bronislaw Bankovskiy, Tatyana Galkina, Nonna Dorofeeva Andrey Zhadanov Anfisa Zavalishina Meki Kiriya, Vladimir Kostin, Boris Kutarba, Artavaz Nikoghosyan, Vladimir Prokopchuk, Xenia Timchenko, Catherine Hiryanova, Ramanoz Chaladze and Valentina Shulgina. Shulgina will be awarded the medal by the President of Russia on the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow. 

The Ambassador congratulated the veterans on the 70th anniversary of the Victory, and noted that in Sukhum live today the maximum number of veterans, and most of all women veterans. "Your stories, your memory is very much needed for our youth, without this can happen that is happening now in Ukraine, where the ancient Slavic Kiev held a demonstration with a swastika", - said Grigoriev. Five veterans: Valentina Mityuha, Ashot Fermanyan, Nina Bahiya, Anne Panasenko and George Barateliya , who could not attend the meeting because of their health, the medals will be awarded later at the Metropolitan Administration.