Almaty Akim congratulates veterans on V-Day and lays flowers at the Eternal Flame
ALMATY. KAZINFORM - In the city of Almaty live 1033 participants and invalids of the Great Patriotic War, 1517 widows of deceased war veterans, 98 survivors of siege, 65 former prisoners of concentration camps, and 20,835 homefront workers, this has been voiced by the Mayor Akhmetzhan Yesimov at the ceremony of laying flowers at the Eternal Flame dedicated to the 69th anniversary of Victory in Great Patriotic War.
"On the Victory Day each veteran in Almaty has received KZT 150 thousand. Akimat of Almaty city has handed 14 war veterans the keys to new apartments. Our responsibility is to constantly assist veterans of the Great Patriotic War. May 9 is the day of the blessed memory of our people. We are immensely grateful to the Great Patriotic War veterans, home front workers and all those who approached the victory, for their bravery, heroism and selfless work", said the head of the city. According to his words, every year 1000 Almaty residents come to the Eternal Flame Memorial to lay flowers, meet with veterans and remember those who gave their lives to give us the right to live in a free and peaceful state. He also noted that young people should always remember, honor and respect the memory of the passed away, show constant concern for veterans, and be patriots of the Motherland. On May 9, people in all regions of Kazakhstan commemorate the Victory Day by laying flowers to monuments, obelisks, and graves of soldiers of the Great Patriotic War. In addition, official receptions, concerts, and celebrations honouring veterans, as well as charity events and other activities to provide additional support to war veterans along with commemorative gifts are planned for this day. The People of Kazakhstan went through the whole war, which ended in the spring of 1945 in Berlin, after defending Leningrad, Stalingrad, and liberating Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Baltic nations, and the peoples of Europe. At the time of the War, Kazakhstan marked an increase in industrialisation and mineral extraction in support of the war effort. Besides being an overwhelmingly agricultural-based economy, Kazakhstan was one of the main arsenals for the front. In total, in 1941-45, almost 500 plants, ore mines, individual productions, and factories which produced machinery, weaponry, radio and other military technologies were established in the country. A total of 1,366 thousand people were drawn from the country, almost half of which did not return.