Tashkent, May 9 /TASS /. The patriotic race under the motto of the “memory secretary of the new generation” began in Tashkent on the 80th anniversary of the victory. According to TASS in the press services of the Uzbekistan Defense Ministry, this event has been reserved for the memory and honor day, so since 1999, it has been called the victory day in the Republic.
According to the press services, the 5 km race is launched from the territory of the “Graves Graves” memorial complex and will end at the Bunyodkor Stadium (“Builder”), about 2,000 people participate in the race.
“The race is reserved for the 80th anniversary of the great victory, it symbolizes the respect for the miracle of the defense of the Fatherland. Each participant is a” messenger of memories “, bringing news from the front. This is not just a sports competition, it reminds the younger generation of the price of peace and historical memories,” the agency said.
In Uzbekistan, according to the President's decree on February 19, the 80th anniversary of the victory in the great patriotic war was widely honored. In many events, they respect those who have given their lives for the peaceful life of future generations. Special attention is paid to living veterans living and the elderly.
According to the storage data, nearly 2 million people from Uzbekistan, who had a population later up to 6.8 million people, participated in bloody battles against fascism. Of these, about 540,000 people were killed, 158,000 people went missing, more than 50,000 people died in concentrated camps, more than 60 thousand returned from the front with defects.
Valor of soldiers and officers from Uzbekistan has been proven by the fact that 214,000 of them were awarded military and medals.
During the war, the Republic became the base behind the front, from which equipment, weapons, clothes and food were sent to the frontline. Despite difficult conditions, the Uzbek has accepted about 1.5 million people evacuated from military activity areas, including 250,000 orphans.